Back in May, I completed my 21st marathon (in Shiprock, NM) and then kind of went MIA from social media. Besides the occasional vacation post, I hardly posted or checked it. At first I thought-oh I've posted so much about my running during the past year that a little break is good. It quickly became the norm though and it almost seemed like a chore, like why do this?

When I started my Marathon training back in December, I was coming off my worst marathon time to date, some weight gain, a lack of confidence and a dash of that post-breakup phase; mentally I was just blah. If there is anything I've learned it's that when life knocks you down, you can either throw in the towel or...

"Sometimes when we lose our way, we must return to the basics. That's where the beauty lies. La bellesa de la vida." - Mozart in the Jungle

For the past couple months I've been thinking of what to write and how to write it and I kept hitting a dead end; I just couldn't find my voice. It's now 2017 and I know New Year's resolutions are very cliche but I've always been a goal-oriented person, which is maybe why

 Being on-call and having long runs this past weekend really tested my will. Your rhythm gets messed up when you randomly get calls for work. You are fueled up and ready to run and boom...