Browsing Tag adventure
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Adventure 1
RUNNING ACROSS ICELAND: WHAT IT MEANS TO FAIL, PART 3
TRAIL MAGIC AND THE REBIRTH OF A GOAL “Look at the sky!” she smiled, her blonde dreadlocks brushing past my face as she turned to point behind us. ...
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Adventure 1
RUNNING ACROSS ICELAND: WHAT IT MEANS TO FAIL, PART 2
Of course I’m going to be raped and murdered within a few hours of arriving in one of the safest countries in the world, I remember thinking cynically ...
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Adventure 4
RUNNING ACROSS ICELAND: WHAT IT MEANS TO FAIL, PART 1
There was a white tuft peeking out between tall grass on a ledge overlooking the valley, maybe 50 feet from the trail where I was plodding another descent. ...
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Adventure
WOMEN IN THE WOODS: HEADING OUT ON A SOLO ADVENTURE
Hey all! I woke up this morning surrounded by fog, cold air, and with my dog bouncing around the van in anticipation of breakfast. There really is nothing ...
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YOSEMITE: YOU ARE ALWAYS AND NEVER ALONE
There was light streaking across the sky. Actually, it was fire streaking across the sky. “Something tells me we’re experiencing what the Dinosaurs did. Like, ‘Oh, look! It’s ...
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Training for an Ultramarathon: Part 1
Sun and exposed-skin lovers rejoice: despite the east coast’s world of white, Winter is more than half over! We’re on our way towards the warmth, dampness, and blossoming ...
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Editorial
THE PAIN AND PROMISE OF ENDINGS
“No, this is not the beginning of a new chapter in my life; this is the beginning of a new book! That first book is already closed, ended, ...
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Adventure
THE ZEN OF ENDURANCE
An active life – it’s brought me adventure, uncontainable smiling, and peeks into intimate corners of the natural world. Whether it’s running for… forever, or biking through forests, ...
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The Triumphs (And Humiliations) of My First Ultramarathon
Allo, Ladies & Lady-lovers! Check out my first article published over at Ravishly.com: an awesome website written by awesome Ladies! I’m so grateful to be able to contribute ...
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Adventure 2
CONQUERING YOURSELF
It is not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves. -Sir Edmund Hillary Climbing mountains, whether on two feet or two wheels, is a feat of endurance and strength ...
