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Kellie G Honey

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Running keeps Me.
my every thought,
wild rage,
bursts of gratitude,
undone dreams,
relentless love,
quiet grief,
constant awe,
precious energy,
and tears of every kind.
every part of me
Seen.
no effort wasted.
ever Welcomed.
ever Held.
ever Kept.

#globalrunningday #outrunthedark #forward #poetryinmotion #runningmakesmehappy by @kellieghoney

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4 months ago

I played outside today. Uphill. Downhill. Grass. Rocks. Birds. Butterflies. Tiny flowers. Balanced from rock to rock. Nostalgia and new. God I love Running. The Forward of it that lets me look back without fear. The Now of it that holds me firmly in my skin. #runningmakesmehappy #runformentalhealth #runningformylife #trailrunning #runningismytherapy taken in Manassas National Battlefield Park by @kellieghoney

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3 years ago

4:25:16 of freedom, pain, and thankfulness... In 2001 I began training for the Prague Marathon. My Dad was going to come to Prague to see me run. But I hurt my knee to the point that I did not run regularly for almost a decade. That injury was one of the biggest disappointments of my life, until about a month after I hurt my knee, we got a phone call that would change me forever. My dad had died suddenly of a heart attack. My biggest fan. My hero. Was gone. There is no recovering from that. There is only adapting to the loss and grief that lives in a person when they lose someone they love. I did this Marathon for him. I wore my @potomacriverrunning =PR= Veterans Day 5K shirt and just added a few more Ks to make it my first official marathon. My dad was a Marine. I’ve always been proud of that. But as I’ve grown, I realize that my Dad carried a deep pain from seeing war. Something so awful that I will never fully understand. What I do understand is that even though he lived with that pain, he still fully LIVED. He was a wise man, a man who laughed easily, a man who loved his neighbor, and stayed last to help clean up. He had friends of all backgrounds, could chat up anyone, and treated people without judgement. He often reminded me if he heard me speaking unkindly about someone, “If you can’t say something nice, then don’t say it at all.” He was all of these things and so much more. These days I have been accepting more that pain, disappointment, and loss are something that come for us all. I must choose what I will do in and with that hurt. My dad was a Vet. He fought for others and for freedom. But even more so, with his whole life, without pretension or fanfare, he lived for others and in a way that encouraged others to be free to be who they were. When I run, I think of him and I miss him. Deep down in the core of myself, I miss him. But I’m going to keep running the way I live. And living the way I run. Embracing pain for what it can change in me. Striving to feel my freedom. And giving thanks in every step... For my Dad who fought and lived for others ... and for all the gifts in my life given by my Heavenly Father, who my earthly father reflected so well. taken in Lake Accotink Park 7500 Accotink Park Rd by @kellieghoney

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6 years ago

Anyone know where I can score this look? If imma get called a whore for working out in what’s comfortable for me, I’d love to just lean into it. Make it iconic.
(Also. SNL stopped being funny so long ago. Be careful. You might get cancelled. It’s like you’re asking for it🤷‍♀️) by @kellieghoney

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4 days ago

Grateful thoughts. #dnf #DidNotFail #outrunthedark #ultrarunninglife #runningmakesmehappy by @kellieghoney

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7 days ago

Increasingly less fun. #ultrarunning #outrunthedark #runningmakesmehappy taken in Fries Junction, Virginia by @kellieghoney

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7 days ago

Snacks & Struggles! #runningmakesmehappy #outrunthedark #ultrarunning by @kellieghoney

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7 days ago

OBB 2026 - The first 20 miles! I just know Dwight is the guy who stocks 🧻 in PortaPotties. #runningmakesmehappy #outrunthedark #100miles #dnf #ultrarunning by @kellieghoney

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7 days ago

No Belt Buckle this time, but OBB still wasn’t a bust! I pushed thru miserable rain and cold for 72 miles. My watch died and my backup watch died, and my headlamps kept going out until my battery pack died. I hit an aid station with no idea what my pace was, and was told I didn’t make the cutoff. I burst into tears and cried really hard for about a half hour. Those poor volunteers. They were so sympathetic but looked a lil lost at my big emotions 😆. They let me warm up in their car til Shawn came to get me.
For 30-40 miles I was singing, making goofy videos, meeting great people, and flowing pretty well. Then I just kept gettin colder and everything was locking up. But I made it SEVENTY-TWO miles! And in such mean weather! I’m glad im not as disappointed as I thought I’d be if I got the dreaded DNF. Now I know more headed into the next one. I have so many thoughts and stories. Maybe I’ll write em later. I’m just very grateful for the race and for everything leading up to it 😊 Now I set my sights on OBB27! #ultrarunninglife #outrunthedark #runningmakesmehappy #dnf by @kellieghoney

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7 days ago

One last Birdie before I head to the Final Stage of Operation Belt Buckle 2026! #100miles #ultrarunninglife #runningmakesmehappy #outrunthedark #runformentalhealth by @kellieghoney

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10 days ago

10 Mile LastLongRun to Start the 10 Day Countdown! … Cue the crazy nerves. It’s always been this way. In high school at swim meets I’d turn pale behind the blocks. The moment right before the beep was actually painful. But breaking the water after a few kicks and the nerves were gone. I was in it.

Every show I’ve been in I’m a wreck the days leading up to the start. Opening night I’m at my place pacing and muttering my lines. Curtain opens. I’m suddenly out there with my cast mates. It’s on and all fear is gone. It doesn’t come back like that for the whole run of the show.

Every race, same thing. Nerves hit hard for maybe even two weeks out. But when the gun goes off and we’re all shuffling along those first 50 yards it all dissipates. The crowd clears, I settle in and it’s yasssssss.

It’s not that I’m scared or not confident. I think it’s just part of my Muchness. Anticipation of something I’ve worked hard for sends my every nerve jumpin. I’ve learned to just go with it. If I feel something, I feel it so fucking hard it’s often overwhelming. And it’s often incredible. I think anticipation is yet another feeling that “goes to 11” 🔊🤣

🎶So keep the Novocain out of my wisdom teeth, wanna feel it all🎶 Salt Then Sour Then Sweet. Brandi Carlile & Sara Bareilles.

#ultratraining #outrunthedark #runformentalhealth #fallrunning #100miler by @kellieghoney

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18 days ago

Oh Shit! 100 Miles?!? is starting to run into to Ooooo Yay! 100 Miles!!! I have no idea what this is gonna feel like. But I can say the unknown of it is so fucking exciting I’m jumping out of my skin to find out! The closer it gets the closer I look at it. I’m not sure how to describe it. It’s like a ?cautious? You Got This. Not because I don’t think I can do it. But because it’s going to take so much of me. So much more than just physical me. Parts of me I’ll have to search for, parts of me I’ll discover, and parts of me I’ll have to invent along the way … 10 more days til 10 miles x 10

🎶And I divvied up my anger into *10* separate parts🎶 Growing Sideways. Noah Kahan.

#ultratraining #outrunthedark #runformentalhealth #runningmakesmehappy #countdowntocrazy by @kellieghoney

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19 days ago