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My Not-So-Secret Cross-Training Secrets

My Not-So-Secret Cross-Training Secrets

Post published:October 17, 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

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Wade’s rookie season 🐻🏅❤️ #crosscount

Wade’s rookie season 🐻🏅❤️

#crosscountry #coacheskid #strollerbaby

❤️‍🩹 On the mend, with a caregiver who’

❤️‍🩹 On the mend, with a caregiver who’s much cuter than he is capable 🙃

It has been a LONG road to this morning’s surgery. My last pain-free run was the 2020 Olympic Marathon Trials, nearly 2 years and 8 months ago. Some insertional Achilles pain popped up the next week and just never went away. Since then, I’ve continued training as much as my body would allow while searching high and low for the root of the pain: 4 MRIs, 18 healthcare professionals in 5 cities (that I can remember, many of whom I trust with my life!), and an obscene amount of rehab, rest, cross-training, and treatment.

Only recently did a higher resolution MRI reveal a partially torn Achilles and a small but potent bone spur, neither of which were likely to heal on their own no matter what else I did or didn’t do. Surgery is always my last resort, but usually I don’t wait THIS long to book it.

Major mixed emotions right now: grateful for a solution at last, sad to miss out on the next couple months of daily runs with my boys, thankful for the ultimate support team, and optimistic that my best running days are still ahead. 🙏🏼💓

#postop #achilles #achillesrecovery #achillesrehab #injuredrunner #surgery #onthemend #castlife

If I get mistaken for a high school runner one mor

If I get mistaken for a high school runner one more time, I might just go with it 🏃🏻‍♀️😉

Cameraman: @jcorratx

#crosscountry #coaching #gobears

10 years ago this week I was embarking on a year-l

10 years ago this week I was embarking on a year-long solo trip around the world (made possible by the Watson Fellowship), hoping to connect with and learn from runners and coaches in 5 countries. Little did I know, those 5 countries would balloon into 22; the hostels and apartments I’d planned on would be replaced by homestays; the journey would spawn careers in writing, running, and coaching; and many of the people I ran and crashed with along the way would be among my most cherished friends a decade later. 🧳🏃🏻‍♀️🌍

#watsonfellowship #runtheworld #globetrotter

Mid-run pep talk 🤸🏻‍♀️

Mid-run pep talk 🤸🏻‍♀️

And they said a baby would wreak havoc on my recov

And they said a baby would wreak havoc on my recovery…

Who wore it better? 👯 Happy Father’s Day to t

Who wore it better? 👯
Happy Father’s Day to the sweetest and proudest of them all. Wade and I love you so much!

#fathersday #minime #lookalike #dadsday

The sweetest (& speediest!) six months 💚 Every

The sweetest (& speediest!) six months 💚 Everyone says it only gets more fun, but if I could freeze time right now, I’d be tempted.

#6months #6monthold #halfbirthday #babyboy

Love that we can get away with adult sleepovers by

Love that we can get away with adult sleepovers by calling them “girls trips.” Not much has changed in the last couple decades, except we now have babies to FaceTime and better taste in food 🏝🥘

#bestfriends #girlstrip #santabarbara #sb #sofull

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