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All the articles I've posted.
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Rewriting the Script
WordPressSomeone once asked me what I thought was the one marker of a successful person: I answered with “the ability to pivot.” To adapt on the fly, to cast
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The Injury Commandments
WordPressWhile it’s not something I’m exactly proud of, if there’s one thing I’ve become well-versed in this past year and a half, it’s been dealing with inj
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Race Happy
WordPressI feared my return to racing, and I faced that fear. I feared not being the athlete that I once was, and I’ve wrestled with my struggle to live up t
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I Fear My Own Return
WordPressFear. I’ve spent the better part of the past year advocating embracing fear – running towards fear, instead of running away from it. That (to butche
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2016: A Year of Healing
WordPressOn April 26th of this year, a few days after the whole “broken femur” thing started, I picked up a copy of Cheryl Strayed’s book “Brave Enough.” I f
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“When Will You Be Back?”
WordPressIt has been almost two months since I received the ok to cast the crutches to the curb.Two months since I re-entered the world of bipedalism after t
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Finding Joy in the DNS
WordPressFor anyone who has ever signed up for a race via Ultra Signup, you are probably familiar with the most dreaded of features – a listing that displays
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Recovery: On realizing you aren’t superhuman
WordPressIt’s been 6 weeks since that fateful run where lightning bolts shot down my leg. When the initial MRI was taken, and my sentence was given (12 weeks
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Injury, Identity and the Athlete
WordPressYesterday, I decided to clean out the trunk of my car. It’s long overdue. As I surveyed the contents, I took notes (and yes, I realize this is disgusting): 9 pairs of trail shoes. 3 pairs of road…
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When it all comes crashing down
WordPressThere are times in life when you feel like everything is FINALLY coming together, like life is finally making sense. And you are happy. Really, trul
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Sean O’Brien 100k and the Golden Ticket
WordPressIn November, I made a really bonehead move. After securing a Western States lottery ball with my Georgia Death Race (and first ultra) finish last sp
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Reflections: 2015 in Review
WordPressIs this the real life? I found myself asking that question several times throughout 2015. Ok, maybe on an (almost) daily basis. (And then it’d be fo
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World’s Toughest Mudder 2015: Revolution
WordPressFor the fifth year, we came. We ran. We crawled. We swam. We jumped. We climbed. We laughed. We cried. We triumphed. Over these past five WTM’s, the
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The Book of Ultra: The Georgia Death Race
WordPressObstacle racing has been fantastic. But last fall (fresh off of knee surgery), I was looking for something different. A new challenge, a new venture. Having made a brief foray into competitive…
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On being broken, rehab and recovery
WordPressBefore I begin, let me preface that I am not a medical professional and hold no qualifications or certifications (even meaningless ones where you pa
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Coming Home: World’s Toughest Mudder 2014
WordPressThere are times in life when things just feel right. When you know you are where you are supposed to be. And as soon as I pulled up to the site of W
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Willingness to Suffer
WordPressThe typical interview question will go something like this: “So why do you think you are successful in obstacle racing?” Might as well look good doing it It’s a question that has given me pause, and…
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The Way Back
WordPressIt’s been a hibernation kind of winter here in Chicago. And for most of it, I’ve buried my head in the sand. Thrown myself into work (lawyering like
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Injured Reserve
WordPressI hate it when cliches are true: one moment, you feel like you are on top of the world, and the next – things coming crashing down. And you sit and
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One Year Later: Spartan Race Championships
WordPressIf there is one thing I learned from the Reebok Spartan Race World Championships this past weekend, it’s that you can EASILY get rope burn through c