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*Snowflake 10K (January 2019)

*Swamp Rabbit Half (February 2019)

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@runshin13 made me feel pretty good this week by pointing out the similarity in my funky gait to @trackjenny's. Well, the foot strike anyway. Too bad I'll never be as fast! 💪🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️ #razorsedge #twinningiswinning #mysoleswearunevenly #flashbackfriday #ErieMarathon2016

I received the letter I wrote to myself at @wilderrunning more than a week ago, but held onto it until today. I read it following a five minute @wild_writing session, my first since December 9. I had fallen out of the weekly habit, and this year I want to do it twice a week. I had forgotten everything I wrote in the letter, so reading my words to myself brought me right back to that WILDER feeling, one I've been missing, especially through the insanity of the holidays and all the joy and stress and rushing around that goes with. I remembered what it felt like to be on retreat. To find pieces of myself I had forgotten about, or never knew before. Perhaps January 2019 me should write such a letter to January 2020 me, and recall this feeling, too. And grow from it. #wilderretreats #wilderwriting #wildwriting #writing #reflection

My Top Nine this year gives me extra pause. It's an interesting reminder that social media is not an accurate reflection of a person's life. Sure, these moments were all big and important to me: seeing Des win Boston, races of my own, especially with my husband, letting go of the marathon for a while and finding joy in other ways, voting in a Blue Wave, celebrating four years of marriage, grieving with Pittsburgh and the entire Jewish community, finding new pieces of my runner/writer self at Wilder. But the part of my 2018 that hangs heaviest in my heart isn't here -- losing Lily. And neither is there a photo of my new kitty love, Zippy, who has been helping us to heal. So I will remember as I scroll that all those posts don't really define that person, or their life, or their joys, or their struggles. I will remember to be gentle, for everyone has a crack in them. And everyone also has joys that they don't share everything about. . Here's to the joys and struggles of 2019. I'm ready.

Four years ago today, @magsolium and I were packing up our Pittsburgh lives to move to Athens, GA, filled with stress and grief and uncertainty. Today, we drove up to Helen to run a trail half with just a few of the incredible friends we've made since moving here. The trails were super muddy from four straight weeks of rain (and it rained a bit during the race). I wiped out around mile 4ish on a slippery boardwalk. And around mile 9 there was a frigid, fast-moving, knee-deep (for me) creek crossing. And I finished the race with the biggest, dumbest grin on my face. When Shannon and I crossed the finish, we were immediately greeted by this tribe, sharing war stories and hugs and high fives, so proud of each other. . I can't imagine my life without these wonderful people--including many others in the Athens running community not pictured here. They are kind, generous, and so much fun. And we're so glad we get to run races with them (and afterwards...EAT!!!). Thank you for helping to make Georgia home for us. . #PAtoGA #athensroadrunners #fleetfeetracing #fleetfeetathens #oisellevolée #OiselleGA #trailrace #trailrunning #unicoi #runfamily #runbum #runbumraces #runbumtours #helenholidayhalf #trailhalfmarathon

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