by Allie | Apr 24, 2019 | Fitness
My alarm never goes off. I’m already awake at 5:22am on Sunday, April 14th, a day that has been on my calendar for months as the day I will race the Duathlon National Championship. The problem is, I don’t even know if the race is happening. The conclusion... 
by Allie | Apr 17, 2019 | Fitness
“We have a very minor mechanical issue,” are the words that started the shit show that was my travel to Greenville, South Carolina and the Duathlon National Championship race. If you think you’re having a bad day, pour yourself a glass of wine and... 
by Allie | Apr 1, 2019 | Fitness
There’s a great monologue at the end of one episode of My So Called Life with Claire Danes when she laments how adults are always saying “just be yourself” like who you are can be concrete and definitive. Lately, I’m feeling I have various... 
by Allie | Jan 28, 2019 | Fitness
A few years ago I read MMA fighter Ronda Rousey’s book My Fight / Your Fight. It was a fascinating look into her life and the measures she took to be the best female fighter in the world. Her training (both of her mind and body) was relentless. One passage... by Allie | Jun 11, 2014 | Fitness, Fitness & Parenting
I’ve been to heaven and back. I’m infinitely changed but also, just the same. These past two weeks have been some of the best in my whole life, for a wide variety of reasons, not the least of which was the amazing honor I had in representing my country at the...
