Tag Archives: athletics

YWCA Endurance Sports Social

Hello Twin Cities Friends! I know so many of you have done, would like to do, or are doing such amazing things.  Wouldn’t it be great to come together in one place to celebrate our awesomeness or aspiring awesomeness?  Sometimes our personal … Continue reading

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Happy Biker, Awkward Yogi

I don’t hate biking anymore. It’s strange to be missing a feeling I had come to terms with always having. I accepted a vague sense of dread or outright terror as part of biking just like helmets and U-locks. At … Continue reading

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7 lessons from racing

Some things feel slightly embarrassing to learn.  Sometimes they are things I teach, things I know and somehow I still get to relearn them the hard way.  Some things I was surprised it took me this long to really learn. … Continue reading

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My Big Tri, with tiny bubbles, a caterpillar, and ice.

We watched the sun rise on the boat as we anticipated the start.  Shortly after 6:30am the inevitable got closer one person at a time, three seconds apart.  “Really?” I uttered as I was told to jump.  I was more … Continue reading

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Injury and inspiration

I was sore, then I was stupid.  Wednesday morning I woke up incredibly stiff.  All day at work I kept moving.  I took a yoga class, I stretched, I foam rolled, still sneezing hurt.  My body was saying “good job … Continue reading

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