(G) How quickly we crash post-race. Nine days have passed since the Outrun 24 2015 and aside from a few yoga classes last week and a short run/walk on Sunday I have been slow to get back to it. I am taking it easy for two reasons but one is the most nagging. I have…
Author: G (of Lowi & G)
Staying Positive While Living with the Dalai Lama
I like to think I am a positive person but I am also highly emotional and I really tend to cover the full range. I have always been all over the map and I, often, run in extremes. Over the years, I have gotten better but heaven knows I have my triggers that really set…
Thankful Thursday: Best Times Are Always Awaiting Us
We go through stages of nostalgia remembering good times and events past and it’s easy to get caught up in the idea that all the “Bests” of life have somehow passed. But that’s far from true. Think of all the amazing and fulfilling things that happen to us later in our lives. Many of us…
Outrun-ing a Birthday is Only Way to Celebrate
Around 6am Sunday, May 3, I looked up to see this view from inside my tent. I’d like to say I woke up to see this but after I threw in the towel around 3 am on this 24-hour epic trail tale I did more groaning and unsuccessfully trying to find a comfortable resting position…
Life Lesson: Finding Peace & Meaning in Possible Failure
“If you’re going to face a real challenge, it has to be a REAL challenge. You can’t accomplish anything without the possibility of failure. – Lazarus Lake, RD of the Barkley Marathons. For so long I thought that failure was the enemy instead of realizing that it’s what provides meaning on the other end of…
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