It’s with profound gratitude that I write this post and give the greatest of thanks to @stravatrackclub and @dizneena, as I bid the club farewell after an amazing 8 years on the team. • I first joined Strava Track Club (then called New Balance Silicon Valley), in 2010, not long after graduating from UC Davis. I’d run 34:01 for 10k and had a dream of running professionally and qualifying for the Olympic Trials. When I first talked to Dena about joining the team, I was out of shape post-gallbladder surgery and had just started my first job in San Francisco. Despite questionable fitness, she welcomed me with open arms, believing in my dream at a time when I was far from the fittest or the fastest runner. And so began my journey in post-collegiate running! • I’d trek down to the Stanford track on Tuesday nights to join the team for workouts. While circling the track and at post-workout meals, lifelong friendships were born. At races from the South to the Pacific Northwest to eventually Europe, I competed proudly with team’s name on my chest. Tuesday practice, weekend adventure long runs, and team races remain some of the highlights of my time in SF as a new post-collegian. • The team became Strava Track Club in 2015, and as the club went through a transformation, I did as well. Now with @strava on my chest, I had a breakout year, running 32:09 for 10k and qualifying for my first 🇺🇸 team. I proudly represented the club at 3 Olympic Trials events in 2016, as well as in 2017 when I ran my marathon PR of 2:32. My biggest running accomplishments have occurred as a member of this team ♥️ • It’s important to also highlight the club’s support when I wasn’t running so well. Dena and the team supported me through 8 years of ups and downs, and I can safely say that without their support, I most definitely would not be where I am today. Sooo many thanks to give: for taking a chance on me, for keeping me in the sport all these years, for the countless joyful miles (and the hugs and love when they weren’t so joyful), for the friendships, the guidance, the belief. THANK YOU, Strava Track Club and Dena - I’ll forever be a fan! 🏃‍♀️
It’s with profound gratitude that I write this post and give the greatest of thanks to @stravatrackclub and @dizneena, as I bid the club farewell after an amazing 8 years on the team. • I first joined Strava Track Club (then called New Balance Silicon Valley), in 2010, not long after graduating from UC Davis. I’d run 34:01 for 10k and had a dream of running professionally and qualifying for the Olympic Trials. When I first talked to Dena about joining the team, I was out of shape post-gallbladder surgery and had just started my first job in San Francisco. Despite questionable fitness, she welcomed me with open arms, believing in my dream at a time when I was far from the fittest or the fastest runner. And so began my journey in post-collegiate running! • I’d trek down to the Stanford track on Tuesday nights to join the team for workouts. While circling the track and at post-workout meals, lifelong friendships were born. At races from the South to the Pacific Northwest to eventually Europe, I competed proudly with team’s name on my chest. Tuesday practice, weekend adventure long runs, and team races remain some of the highlights of my time in SF as a new post-collegian. • The team became Strava Track Club in 2015, and as the club went through a transformation, I did as well. Now with @strava on my chest, I had a breakout year, running 32:09 for 10k and qualifying for my first 🇺🇸 team. I proudly represented the club at 3 Olympic Trials events in 2016, as well as in 2017 when I ran my marathon PR of 2:32. My biggest running accomplishments have occurred as a member of this team ♥️ • It’s important to also highlight the club’s support when I wasn’t running so well. Dena and the team supported me through 8 years of ups and downs, and I can safely say that without their support, I most definitely would not be where I am today. Sooo many thanks to give: for taking a chance on me, for keeping me in the sport all these years, for the countless joyful miles (and the hugs and love when they weren’t so joyful), for the friendships, the guidance, the belief. THANK YOU, Strava Track Club and Dena - I’ll forever be a fan! 🏃‍♀️
Rainy Monday got me reminiscing about this sunny run day a few months ago, in the Azores! ☀️ . . . . . #mondaymotivation #motivationmonday #runday #reminiscing #seemyrun #ontherun #saomiguel #azores #azoresislands #trailrunning #runjoyfully #runningjoyfully
Rainy Monday got me reminiscing about this sunny run day a few months ago, in the Azores! ☀️ . . . . . #mondaymotivation #motivationmonday #runday #reminiscing #seemyrun #ontherun #saomiguel #azores #azoresislands #trailrunning #runjoyfully #runningjoyfully
Since I’m currently passed out on the couch post-tempo run (not a flattering photo, I assure you... 😝 #sotired), here’s a sweet shot from #beachtobeacon last weekend, by @kevmofoto. . . . . #tdbeachtobeacon10k #tdb2b10k #capeelizabeth #mainetheway #mainethings #runnerspace #runjoyfully #runningjoyfully
Since I’m currently passed out on the couch post-tempo run (not a flattering photo, I assure you... 😝 #sotired), here’s a sweet shot from #beachtobeacon last weekend, by @kevmofoto. . . . . #tdbeachtobeacon10k #tdb2b10k #capeelizabeth #mainetheway #mainethings #runnerspace #runjoyfully #runningjoyfully
One of the best finish line hugs I’ve ever gotten - from the legend herself, @joanbenoitsamuelson 💙 . Thank you, Joanie, for an amazing weekend in Maine at @tdbeach2beacon! . . . 📸: Portland Press-Herald and @urimiscott . . . #tdbeachtobeacon10k #beachtobeacon #b2b10k #tdb2b10k #capeelizabeth #maine #mainerunning #runnerspace #inspiration #motivationmonday #mondaymotivation
One of the best finish line hugs I’ve ever gotten - from the legend herself, @joanbenoitsamuelson 💙 . Thank you, Joanie, for an amazing weekend in Maine at @tdbeach2beacon! . . . 📸: Portland Press-Herald and @urimiscott . . . #tdbeachtobeacon10k #beachtobeacon #b2b10k #tdb2b10k #capeelizabeth #maine #mainerunning #runnerspace #inspiration #motivationmonday #mondaymotivation
Today was a good day! 7th overall and 🥉 🇺🇸 at the @tdbeach2beacon 10k in Maine this morning! . . Challenging conditions - 100% humidity out there 💦 and some rough hills, but hey that’s what summer training in Providence is, right? 🤣 . . Really jazzed with the race outcome, but moreso with my attitude today: I ran with joy and ran for ME. I’ve been letting intuition guide me lately, letting the pace come to me when I’m feeling good, and shying away from the Garmin and not stressing about splits when it’s not my day. In tough summer weather or at altitude, you’ve got to let your effort guide you. Today, I threw pace out the window, didn’t look at splits, and just COMPETED! Buze nipped me at the finish - wish I could have gotten her! - but otherwise I’m thrilled with today. 🏃‍♀️💛 . . Thankful for fast friends @katrina_spratford for helping me keep my head on straight before the race, and @katiematthews_ for the joyful warmup and cooldown miles. Get yourself some friends named Katie, they are good friends 😊😊 . . 📸: @urimiscott . . . . #tdbeachtobeacon10k #beachtobeacon #beachtobeacon10k #tdb2b10k #runnerspace #runjoyfully #runningjoyfully #trusttheprocess
Today was a good day! 7th overall and 🥉 🇺🇸 at the @tdbeach2beacon 10k in Maine this morning! . . Challenging conditions - 100% humidity out there 💦 and some rough hills, but hey that’s what summer training in Providence is, right? 🤣 . . Really jazzed with the race outcome, but moreso with my attitude today: I ran with joy and ran for ME. I’ve been letting intuition guide me lately, letting the pace come to me when I’m feeling good, and shying away from the Garmin and not stressing about splits when it’s not my day. In tough summer weather or at altitude, you’ve got to let your effort guide you. Today, I threw pace out the window, didn’t look at splits, and just COMPETED! Buze nipped me at the finish - wish I could have gotten her! - but otherwise I’m thrilled with today. 🏃‍♀️💛 . . Thankful for fast friends @katrina_spratford for helping me keep my head on straight before the race, and @katiematthews_ for the joyful warmup and cooldown miles. Get yourself some friends named Katie, they are good friends 😊😊 . . 📸: @urimiscott . . . . #tdbeachtobeacon10k #beachtobeacon #beachtobeacon10k #tdb2b10k #runnerspace #runjoyfully #runningjoyfully #trusttheprocess
First time racing Beach to Beacon 10k tomorrow - a race that has long been on my bucket list! Thrilled to be in Maine at @joanbenoitsamuelson’s race and to line up against a stellar field. Gun goes off at 8 am tomorrow! 🔫🏃‍♀️Who else is racing tomorrow? Good luck! . . . . . . . #tdbeachtobeacon10k #beachtobeacon #maine #capeelizabeth #capeelizabethmaine #thewaylifeshouldbe #summerinmaine #summerrunning #raceday #runjoyfully #runningjoyfully #runnerspace #womenwhorun
First time racing Beach to Beacon 10k tomorrow - a race that has long been on my bucket list! Thrilled to be in Maine at @joanbenoitsamuelson’s race and to line up against a stellar field. Gun goes off at 8 am tomorrow! 🔫🏃‍♀️Who else is racing tomorrow? Good luck! . . . . . . . #tdbeachtobeacon10k #beachtobeacon #maine #capeelizabeth #capeelizabethmaine #thewaylifeshouldbe #summerinmaine #summerrunning #raceday #runjoyfully #runningjoyfully #runnerspace #womenwhorun
Mountain miles ⛰💙 . . . . #flumetrail #laketahoe #tahoe #trailrunning #getoutside #outsideisfree #marathontraining #marathon #runjoyfully #runningjoyfully #seemyrun
Mountain miles ⛰💙 . . . . #flumetrail #laketahoe #tahoe #trailrunning #getoutside #outsideisfree #marathontraining #marathon #runjoyfully #runningjoyfully #seemyrun
Take me back to Tahoe trails! Altitude poor man’s altitude. Give me 8,000 feet elevation over humidity any day! . . . . #altitude #tahoe #flumetrail #seenonmyrun #trailrunning #marathontraining
Take me back to Tahoe trails! Altitude > poor man’s altitude. Give me 8,000 feet elevation over humidity any day! . . . . #altitude #tahoe #flumetrail #seenonmyrun #trailrunning #marathontraining
Taking in all that Tahoe has to offer - magnificent miles on the Incline Flume Trail today. If the clouds in the pics (swipe 👉) look ominous, it’s because they were! 😬 Got rained on a bit, so aerobic miles turned into faster miles to get back to the car in time to save my phone from the rain 🌧 It’s been a great week of training here in CA/NV (even at 8,000 feet!) Can’t beat Tahoe running! 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️ . . . . #trailrunning #trailrun #laketahoe #inclinevillage #inclineflumetrail #nevada #runningjoyfully #runjoyfully #seemyrun #seenonmyrun
Taking in all that Tahoe has to offer - magnificent miles on the Incline Flume Trail today. If the clouds in the pics (swipe 👉) look ominous, it’s because they were! 😬 Got rained on a bit, so aerobic miles turned into faster miles to get back to the car in time to save my phone from the rain 🌧 It’s been a great week of training here in CA/NV (even at 8,000 feet!) Can’t beat Tahoe running! 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️ . . . . #trailrunning #trailrun #laketahoe #inclinevillage #inclineflumetrail #nevada #runningjoyfully #runjoyfully #seemyrun #seenonmyrun
California dreaming 💕 . . . . #laketahoe #california #home
California dreaming 💕 . . . . #laketahoe #california #home
It’s with profound gratitude that I write this post and give the greatest of thanks to @stravatrackclub and @dizneena, as I bid the club farewell after an amazing 8 years on the team. • I first joined Strava Track Club (then called New Balance Silicon Valley), in 2010, not long after graduating from UC Davis. I’d run 34:01 for 10k and had a dream of running professionally and qualifying for the Olympic Trials. When I first talked to Dena about joining the team, I was out of shape post-gallbladder surgery and had just started my first job in San Francisco. Despite questionable fitness, she welcomed me with open arms, believing in my dream at a time when I was far from the fittest or the fastest runner. And so began my journey in post-collegiate running! • I’d trek down to the Stanford track on Tuesday nights to join the team for workouts. While circling the track and at post-workout meals, lifelong friendships were born. At races from the South to the Pacific Northwest to eventually Europe, I competed proudly with team’s name on my chest. Tuesday practice, weekend adventure long runs, and team races remain some of the highlights of my time in SF as a new post-collegian. • The team became Strava Track Club in 2015, and as the club went through a transformation, I did as well. Now with @strava on my chest, I had a breakout year, running 32:09 for 10k and qualifying for my first 🇺🇸 team. I proudly represented the club at 3 Olympic Trials events in 2016, as well as in 2017 when I ran my marathon PR of 2:32. My biggest running accomplishments have occurred as a member of this team ♥️ • It’s important to also highlight the club’s support when I wasn’t running so well. Dena and the team supported me through 8 years of ups and downs, and I can safely say that without their support, I most definitely would not be where I am today. Sooo many thanks to give: for taking a chance on me, for keeping me in the sport all these years, for the countless joyful miles (and the hugs and love when they weren’t so joyful), for the friendships, the guidance, the belief. THANK YOU, Strava Track Club and Dena - I’ll forever be a fan! 🏃‍♀️ Rainy Monday got me reminiscing about this sunny run day a few months ago, in the Azores! ☀️ . . . . . #mondaymotivation #motivationmonday #runday #reminiscing #seemyrun #ontherun #saomiguel #azores #azoresislands #trailrunning #runjoyfully #runningjoyfully Since I’m currently passed out on the couch post-tempo run (not a flattering photo, I assure you... 😝 #sotired), here’s a sweet shot from #beachtobeacon last weekend, by @kevmofoto. . . . . #tdbeachtobeacon10k #tdb2b10k #capeelizabeth #mainetheway #mainethings #runnerspace #runjoyfully #runningjoyfully One of the best finish line hugs I’ve ever gotten - from the legend herself, @joanbenoitsamuelson 💙 . Thank you, Joanie, for an amazing weekend in Maine at @tdbeach2beacon! . . . 📸: Portland Press-Herald and @urimiscott . . . #tdbeachtobeacon10k #beachtobeacon #b2b10k #tdb2b10k #capeelizabeth #maine #mainerunning #runnerspace #inspiration #motivationmonday #mondaymotivation Today was a good day! 7th overall and 🥉 🇺🇸 at the @tdbeach2beacon 10k in Maine this morning! . . Challenging conditions - 100% humidity out there 💦 and some rough hills, but hey that’s what summer training in Providence is, right? 🤣 . . Really jazzed with the race outcome, but moreso with my attitude today: I ran with joy and ran for ME. I’ve been letting intuition guide me lately, letting the pace come to me when I’m feeling good, and shying away from the Garmin and not stressing about splits when it’s not my day. In tough summer weather or at altitude, you’ve got to let your effort guide you. Today, I threw pace out the window, didn’t look at splits, and just COMPETED! Buze nipped me at the finish - wish I could have gotten her! - but otherwise I’m thrilled with today. 🏃‍♀️💛 . . Thankful for fast friends @katrina_spratford for helping me keep my head on straight before the race, and @katiematthews_ for the joyful warmup and cooldown miles. Get yourself some friends named Katie, they are good friends 😊😊 . . 📸: @urimiscott . . . . #tdbeachtobeacon10k #beachtobeacon #beachtobeacon10k #tdb2b10k #runnerspace #runjoyfully #runningjoyfully #trusttheprocess First time racing Beach to Beacon 10k tomorrow - a race that has long been on my bucket list! Thrilled to be in Maine at @joanbenoitsamuelson’s race and to line up against a stellar field. Gun goes off at 8 am tomorrow! 🔫🏃‍♀️Who else is racing tomorrow? Good luck! . . . . . . . #tdbeachtobeacon10k #beachtobeacon #maine #capeelizabeth #capeelizabethmaine #thewaylifeshouldbe #summerinmaine #summerrunning #raceday #runjoyfully #runningjoyfully #runnerspace #womenwhorun Mountain miles ⛰💙 . . . . #flumetrail #laketahoe #tahoe #trailrunning #getoutside #outsideisfree #marathontraining #marathon #runjoyfully #runningjoyfully #seemyrun Take me back to Tahoe trails! Altitude poor man’s altitude. Give me 8,000 feet elevation over humidity any day! . . . . #altitude #tahoe #flumetrail #seenonmyrun #trailrunning #marathontraining Taking in all that Tahoe has to offer - magnificent miles on the Incline Flume Trail today. If the clouds in the pics (swipe 👉) look ominous, it’s because they were! 😬 Got rained on a bit, so aerobic miles turned into faster miles to get back to the car in time to save my phone from the rain 🌧 It’s been a great week of training here in CA/NV (even at 8,000 feet!) Can’t beat Tahoe running! 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️ . . . . #trailrunning #trailrun #laketahoe #inclinevillage #inclineflumetrail #nevada #runningjoyfully #runjoyfully #seemyrun #seenonmyrun California dreaming 💕 . . . . #laketahoe #california #home