Category: My Personal Journey
-
You have to be the one to make the change
If you know someone or something is a good actor, or that the devil’s inside of them, don’t wait for them to change. You have to be the one to make the change.
-
Only just the beginning
After the most challenging summer of my life, battling severe stress and burnout at the culmination of my job, I left the city lights for the remote lands of La Malbaie, Quebec. This is the story of how what felt like the end of my year at the time has only served as the beginning.
-
Remember me by
I’ve read a countless number of self-development books this year, and each of them discuss a common thread about being abundantly clear on what you want your 80-year-old to 100-year-old self look like. The idea is that if you know what you want to be like in the far far, almost unimaginable future, you will…
-
The art of saying “yes”
Saying “no” is great and all. But there’s a missing piece to the NO puzzle. The most profound “no’s” in life often only arrive as a result of previously saying “yes”.
-
Lessons from my latest injury
I know how difficult it can be to cope with both the physical and mental pain of an injury, and how difficult it can be to avoid the mistakes that make everything worse. Here are the lessons I’ve learned through this injury block, and how you can avoid falling into the same traps.
-
Letting the body heal
When you’re in the thrust of the season, injuries quickly become a stressful part of the training process. This can lead to not only more stress, but trying to push the body past the point of pain either through continued running or cross-training. This is what I did for months in order to try and…
-
Ending my year in September
I’ve long been an advocate that the year should start in September. But this time around, I am ending my year in September. No Bromont for me and no Defi des Couleurs for me.
-
Race day preparation
My experiment in La Malbaie served as one of the most useful experiences I’ve had on the trails. Primarily, as a reminder of how critical race day preparation can be to putting together a performance. I knew everything I wanted to do on race day, at each different stage of the race or section of…
-
What I need from a coach
It’s been over a year, and Doja Cat’s Paint The Town Red still hits so hard. Unequivocally, the part that hits the hardest is the part where she goes: “B, I said what I said.” Doja Cat’s words are utterly inspiring, even if coming with severe angry girl energy.
-
UTHC 42K Classique Recap – Controlled Crushing
Let me tell you a story about the 42K race that almost never happened. Far too dramatic, I know. Most likely untrue, I know. But (get ready for my here’s the thing moment!) here’s the thing: I recently posted that one of the best ways to approach downhills is with a sense of reckless abandonment.…
Rhys Desmond 