Why I run far

When you’re out running for 6+ hours a day for six days, you’ve got a lot of time to think. Well, actually, a lot of my time spent running the Haute Route I didn’t think about much at all. My mind was blank and a majority of the time my only focus was on setting one foot in front of the other. But there were also times when my mind was more active than others — especially when I was suffering because of the heat or lack of food or just because my body was exhausted from the long days.

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Let's talk periods / The female endurance athlete

A couple of years ago I lost my period. It didn’t return until 4 years later, earlier this spring. I didn’t see how serious it was back then. I thought about how nice it was not to have to deal with it — the hormones playing games on me, and having to plan my life around my period. It was convenient.

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