The Only Thing To Fear
I run, and I think about being murdered.
Read MoreA Long Blog About a Longer Race, Or: All About My First Ultra
I signed up for the race in December 2019 and promptly began training. But like everyone else, I had no idea what 2020 would hold.
Read MoreCan I Outrun My Student Loan Debt? A Personal History of Running, Part Two
For the six people who’ve been anxiously awaiting it, here’s the second part of the story of how I became a runner.
Read MorePlease Don't Make Me: A Personal History of Running, Part One
They say it takes 21 days to form a habit. Or maybe 66 days, depending on who you ask. I’ve been running consistently for 1,200+ days, so I think it’s safe to say the habit’s stuck.
“Runner” has become a core part of my identity, for myself and for others. There are people in my life now who never knew me as not a runner. They want to know:
“Have you always been a runner?”
It’s a long story, and it’s not even a particularly interesting one—I mean, no one died or narrowly avoided a stabbing, and it’s not like I ended up being an Olympian or some shit—but who’s gonna tell it if not me?
Read MoreDon't Stop Me Now
This holiday season, I went streaking. Not in the “no clothes on a summer camp dare” way, but the “running every day” way.
Read MoreA Book-of-the-Month Club to Cure Your Existential Dread, Or: The Best Books I Read in 2018
At the end of 2017, I realized I was often falling asleep with a terrible sense of anxiety as I worried about the devastating, soon-to-be-felt effects of climate change, the uncertain future of women’s and minorites’ rights in Trump’s America, and why only 20-some people had liked my latest Instagram post even though it’d been up for half a day. It’s a terrible time to be alive.
Reducing screen time seemed like the only reasonable course of action, so I made a goal to read at least one new book a month in 2018. Turns out I’m still a nerd, and I ended up easily burning through at least two books a month. Here’s what’s been sitting on the nightstand (or coffee table, or toilet tank).
Read MoreFAQ: The Running Edition
PSA: Please do not feel obligated to ask me about running. I really appreciate it, because I love talking about it, but I feel guilty because I suspect people who are just making polite inquiries end up getting an earful or five more than they signed up for. So if you are not at least sort of interested, don't feel like you have to ask.
In an attempt to streamline conversation, I've compiled some frequently asked questions I get about running, and my answers. As anyone who has actually talked to me about this knows, I am more than happy to go into further detail, especially if it's to do with bodily functions. (Again, please don't feel like you have to ask.)
Read MoreWe Can Do Hard Things
It was but for the grace of pitying friends that I wasn't consistently picked last for teams in gym class. I was always short, slow and stumbling. I was a bad catch and a worse throw, always aiming for "not dead last."
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