Strategic Communications Leader — Public Engagement | Storytelling | Mission Impact
These legs weren’t made for photographs. They carry maps in purple and yellow, edges of tables, missed steps, one more mile than planned. They’ve bent for groceries, for toys left on the floor, for the quiet, daily weight of living. They are not smooth, not still, not made for display. But they know dirt. They... Continue Reading →
Training for a 50K during a pandemic year, and living in a state now hit by five hurricanes? Go away, 2020 - you're drunk! There's nothing I can say about 2020 that hasn't already been said. We're all ready to turn the page on this year. I could write a lengthy blog about all of... Continue Reading →
If you've spent more than 30 seconds on social media, chances are you've been asked to pick a side in an issue. Only a few are brave enough to repost this meme. Retweet using this hashtag to show your support. If you're silent, then you're not with us. We're right and they're wrong! It's us... Continue Reading →
Last Saturday, I was enjoying a long run in the trails at my local wildlife refuge. About 5 miles in, I emerged from the woods onto the levee which runs parallel to a highway. As I paused to snap the above photo, grab some water and enjoy the coolish breeze, a pickup truck slowed to... Continue Reading →
*Update - I recently tried Muir's cashew vanilla flavor which tasted incredible! No rush of energy, but again, it's labeled as a slow burner. It helped keep me going on my long run. Muir announced September 9th that they are discontinuing the sweet potato and oregano flavor, so apparently I'm not the only one who... Continue Reading →
I almost didn't post this picture from my run yesterday. It's been so incredibly hot and humid here this week. I was pouring sweat, and every freckle on my face seemed to scream, "Look at me!" Combine that with the fact that I miss my friends, am still recovering from back surgery, and in a... Continue Reading →
Rescheduled! November 7-8, 2020 Don't miss this awesome trail festival!
Great ideas or "aha moments" can strike at any time. I have friends who swear their best thoughts come to them in the shower. Others keep a notepad on the nightstand for late-night brainstorms. For me, it's usually on the trails. I've taken to using Siri to dictate random thoughts that occur to me as... Continue Reading →
Writer Marc Peruzzi caused quite a stir mid-2019 with his article in Outdoor Magazine, "Trail Runners are Lazy Parasites." The premise of the inflammatory article was that the number of trail runners is growing exponentially, but not the number of folks who actually care about the trails and want to take care of them. Peruzzi's... Continue Reading →
There's nothing quite like winning a free piece of equipment to motivate me to try something new. In this case, it was a Scott Aspect 930 mountain bike - the grand prize at the end of a long night of Santacon pub crawling (don't ask). It also happened to be my birthday. My ticket was... Continue Reading →
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