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What I Read in 2020

What I Read in 2020

  • Post published:December 30, 2020
My Not-So-Secret Cross-Training Secrets

My Not-So-Secret Cross-Training Secrets

  • Post published:October 17, 2020
Nightly Stretching Routine

Nightly Stretching Routine

  • Post published:September 19, 2020
DIY Charcuterie Board

DIY Charcuterie Board

  • Post published:September 13, 2020
Favorite Quarantine Meals, 6 Months In

Favorite Quarantine Meals, 6 Months In

  • Post published:September 2, 2020
10 Years Since Hip Surgery, Here’s What I’ve Learned.

10 Years Since Hip Surgery, Here’s What I’ve Learned.

  • Post published:July 28, 2020
A Week of Birthday Meals: July 2020

A Week of Birthday Meals: July 2020

  • Post published:July 20, 2020
How I’m Armchair Traveling These Days

How I’m Armchair Traveling These Days

  • Post published:July 16, 2020
The Pre-Run, Workout, and Recovery Tools I Use Most

The Pre-Run, Workout, and Recovery Tools I Use Most

  • Post published:June 26, 2020
Mammoth Smoothies

Mammoth Smoothies

  • Post published:May 16, 2020
How Runners around the World Are Cooking in Quarantine

How Runners around the World Are Cooking in Quarantine

  • Post published:May 7, 2020
Top 10 Cookbooks + Repeat Recipes from Each

Top 10 Cookbooks + Repeat Recipes from Each

  • Post published:March 28, 2020
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🇺🇸Runner rep’d by @flynnsports
✍🏻Author of #RunTheWorld & other things
📍Boulder, Colorado (with Texas roots)

How I feel about a Feb. 9 apart from @lukeswade 👩🏻‍🤝‍👨🏼💙
#wombmates #twinstagram #whoworeitbetter
#NGWSD got me thinking about about how hugely priv #NGWSD got me thinking about about how hugely privileged I was to try every activity I was remotely interested in when I was young: soccer, swim team, dance, softball, basketball, cheerleading, track, cross-country, lacrosse, etc. Not only were they encouraging of our experimentation (+ finishing every season out), my parents had a rule that my siblings and I had to be in at least one sport at all times—though usually it was more like 2-4 each. They famously shuttled us to and from a family record of *17* events one Saturday when we were in middle school, and all I remember is their pep talks, cheers, and pats on the back. (Clearly my mom and dad should have been getting the trophies! 🏆)

By my junior year of high school, I’d dabbled enough to identify my “thing.” And off to the races I went! (The photo above is from my first real breakthrough, a 5:07 mile in which I didn’t get totally clobbered by the fastest girls in the area.)

My takeaway for young athletes (& their parents): Try it all, even if just casually! There’s plenty of time for specialization, but if you’re funneled down one path too early, how do you even know you’re focusing on the right thing?

#nationalgirlsandwomeninsportsday #girlsinsports #femaleathlete #femaleathletes #sportygirls #womeninspiringwomen #gogirl #runtheworld
I think it's human nature to see life as a zero-su I think it's human nature to see life as a zero-sum game, and sometimes it is. A podium only has 3 (sometimes 6) platforms; most jobs, gigs, rosters, and opportunities have a limited capacity; and when you grow up with 3 close-in-age siblings, that proverbial pie is real and finite and occasionally must be hidden from the competition. 🍭😇 

A scarcity mindset may be instinctive, but it's rarely helpful or even necessary. My most satisfying races are often those in which I work with my competitors (👋🏼 @fastcarrie @tishysplishy @alydixon @kinseymiddleton @emilysetlack @ricetrackandfield gals + so many more), just as my favorite meals are those that I share with (rather than hide from 😅) the people that I love. Shoutout to @emmiemarieb @cnbenton_ and @cindykuzma for reinforcing the power of an abundance mindset this week.💓

Let’s share that 🥧, y’all!

Photo (+ mass event nostalgia) cred: @kevmofoto
Hands down, favorite stretch. 🐸 Don’t knock i Hands down, favorite stretch. 🐸 Don’t knock it til ya try it!
A @chevronhoustonmarathon-less January just ain’ A @chevronhoustonmarathon-less January just ain’t right! (although going virtual was obviously the right move) Since 2008, I‘ve missed race weekend just twice, for an international trip and a funeral; otherwise have either competed, commentated, signed books, or volunteered, easily making it one of my highlights of each year. Like many others, I’m definitely feeling the void today. Good luck to everyone racing virtually, and get pumped for an epic 2022 reunion! (📸: @ufnoof)
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#runhoutogether #houstonmarathon #houstonhalf #houmarathon #houhalf #runhou #marathon #run #halfmarathon #roadrace #virtualrace #virtualraces
It’s a new year, and it’s been a while... time It’s a new year, and it’s been a while... time for a giveaway! This is a collab with @firthfabrications (who also happens to be my husband 😜) and features a few of our favorite things: travel (my book, Run the World), crafts (Will’s handmade serving platter), and food (2 globally-inspired spice blends). 🛳 🪓🥘

Here’s how to enter (US entrants only- sorry!):
1. Follow us both (he’s @firthfabrications).
2. Like both posts.
3. Tag a friend in the comments of either post.
We’ll randomly pick a winner this Sunday, 1/17.
Good luck! 🍀

#giveaway #giveawaycontest #giveawaytime #giveawayalert #runtheword #diy #woodworking #2021 #freebies #read #travel #craft #food
It’s been a minute. Craving this in a real big w It’s been a minute. Craving this in a real big way 🤤 (vid by @running_chip)
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#olympictrials #marathon #roadrace #instride #26point2 #longdistance #longrun #womenrunning #slowmotion #raceday #milesonmiles runtheworld
Sayonara, 2020! 🙋🏻‍♀️🐕🙋🏻‍♂️
About ready to be turning the page and (soon) to start making up for months of missed visits, hugs, trips, and celebrations. In the meantime,👋😘😷💓 to each of you!
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#maskup #covid19 #staysafeboco #socialdistancing #2021 #newyear
Happy Birthday to the man who never met a person o Happy Birthday to the man who never met a person or an animal he didn’t love or wouldn’t help. (Swipe to see the picnic table for his squirrel friends that Will made him 🐿🥰) Love you the most, @wmkimwade!!
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