I have sat down several times trying to articulate my goals for my 34th year. Nothing has felt right yet. I don’t want a list. I don’t want an obligation. I want laughter and a light heart. I want the courage to show up to the start line (of all aspects of life) knowing I’mContinue reading “My 34th Year”
Category Archives: life lessons
Like the Sun she Shines, Running Edition
Life reflects running. Running reflects life. I’m not sure who stared at who first, but either way, running and life are always a perfect reflection of each other. Just as soon as I identified the ego that had creeped into my daily life, I had a great afternoon run to remind me that there is noContinue reading “Like the Sun she Shines, Running Edition”
Like the sun she shines
I arrived at our coffee date at the exact same time as Heidi. We ordered and sat down. Before I could take a bite of my bagel, she instructed me to stop. She shoved a bag in my face. She exclaimed “happy early birthday!”. What was inside the bag made me cry. It was aContinue reading “Like the sun she shines”
We Celebrate Finish Lines
Cole lined up with his school to run the Final Mile race at this weekend Shamrock Marathon. He was ready to go. He wanted to run fast. This is his forth year running. He’s grown up so much. This race, every single year, is a litmus test for his growth. His times have improved. He’sContinue reading “We Celebrate Finish Lines”
Staying Afloat
In less than two weeks, I’ll be lining up to run the Shamrock Half-Marathon. I wasn’t sure if this race was even a reality a few weeks ago. It’s been a long time since I’ve had a quality long run. In fact, my last double-digit run was at the Surfin Santa 10-miler the first weekend inContinue reading “Staying Afloat”
Kristy Maute 