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Here's to a new year

Finally a run where I wasn't overheating

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A year dedicated to truly listening to my body and understanding it on a deeper level.

I'll hopefully be meeting with a geneticist soon to explore a possible hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome diagnosis. If that's the case, it'll finally give me answers...and clarity on what running might look like moving forward.

For now, my focus is shifting toward building strength through weightlifting...and possibly incorporating some pilates, while putting running somewhat on the back burner.

2025 was tough... constant pain, injuries, and months of frustration trying to figure out why my body struggled so much. Running always meant nausea, GI issues, side cramps, recurring injuries, poor temperature regulation...the list goes on. It was hard watching others progress "effortlessly," while a 5-mile run could leave me curled up on the bathroom floor for hours.

But this is the body I've been given, and it's carried me through incredible things...reaching Everest Base Camp and completing my first ultra (training mostly with weightlifting). I'm stepping into this new year with positivity and patience. My body may need a little extra care to do what I love, but that doesn't make me any less capable or strong than before.

Here's to honoring my body's limits, celebrating the good days, and remaining kind to myself on the bad days 🖤

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SWRG 🏃🏻‍♀️🏔🏃🏼‍♀️

Here's to a new year

Finally a run where I wasn't overheating

Worst Xmas Eve Party Ever 🎅🎄🏃🏻‍♂️🏃🏻‍♀️

Oklahome-a running

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