Injuries

I've never broken, popped, bruised a rib before.

Well, I did pop a rib out a few Monday's ago. Along with another few friends that have also come down with sickness, a crash and burn while running and putting a hurt on his back, we've been a bit broken lately. It's pretty tough. Middle of summer is such an amazing time in Alaska and we're restricted by our bodies.

This brought up a lot of feelings for me. I really wanted to do well at the Soggy Bottom 100 coming up on August 4th. I can still have a good race but how a good race is defined is different now that I've had to dial back my training intensity and volume.

Endurance sports success can be defined by how well you do in standings, but even more importantly is how well you do for yourself. Perhaps you don't place where you wanted to, maybe a PR isn't on the table, or even finishing might be really tough at this point. But the primary concern is that you dig. I've found in these moments just how amazing I can be. At least that's what I tell myself. Haha

I hope you all are having a great summer. I've been experiencing many amazing things and even though my rib is a bit buggered up I'm really excited to see what's next.

Here are some recent pictures. Till next time, be nice to yourself and others :-)

Ugh so cute. One of my adventure partners :-)

My little old lady. She's slowing down a bit but she still has a big heart!

I had an amazing 37th birthday with some amazing friends. Thanks for everything!