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why isn’t he still in bed?

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we were supposed to assemble two but i broke an important piece of the second one. so one it is

#ikea #homedecor #newapartment #apartmentdecor

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THE BIG REVEAL… 🤭🎉

I’ve been holding in this secret from @_aslcooper for months now and thought it was fitting to share on his birthday. 🥳 Funny enough… I have multiple texts from Andrew since we first met where he’d always tell me how badly he wanted to run London. I always said, “ONE DAY.”

I’ll share more details on this opportunity further down the road, but the second it came up, I knew EXACTLY who I wanted to share it with. 🫶

@londonmarathon… a major marathon I thought was out of reach for both of us. HERE WE COME. 🇬🇧💂‍♀️

#marathon #londonmarathon #surprise #runners

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A few days ago, I had the honor and privilege of speaking on a panel for @sarahall3’s NYC book signing event, alongside @ciaravlucas, @amanda_katzz, @carrie_tollefson, and Sandy — our wonderful moderators. 🎤 As I was reflecting back on that day, I realized…

(Photos by the talented @zachhunter.creative 📸)

… what we’re passionate about flows naturally when we talk about it. Everyone who spoke on the panel and every runner I spoke with in the audience, had that same excitement in their voice, talking about the one thing that brought us all into that room in the first place: our love for running. 💛

Not too long ago, I took a scary leap and added a new service to my agency: coaching athletes training for marathons.

I’ve coached myself through my previous 9 marathons, and after all the researching, reading, learning, and growing through trial and error, I wanted to help others reach their goals… beyond storytelling. My curiosity is what drives me to keep learning more about running. There’s always something new I find fascinating about our bodies, minds, and this sport. 💪🏼

In fact, three of my athletes showed up that night and I got to meet two of them IRL: @_aslcooper, @ro5iie__ and @monicap0503. (@mrs_vanity, you were missed!)

It felt like I already knew them personally, just from the way we talk every week during our check-in calls.

@sarahall3 — I can’t thank you enough for sharing your story. 🙏🏼 What you’ve done for the world of female runners is truly admirable and inspiring in every way. I’ve already started reading your book and can feel the passion behind why you do what you do. 
Sara has spent over two decades at the top of American distance running, and she’s redefined what a career in this sport can look like: adopting four daughters from Ethiopia with her husband Ryan and somehow getting faster in the years since, running personal bests well into her 40s. 💪🏼

Sandy — I’ve “known” Sandy for quite some time now, over email. She first reached out in 2025 when I was about to run the United NYC Half, and ever since, she’s somehow always known what I was training for and what I had planned next. I could *feel* her personality through our emai

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This training race today was a surreal experience. 💗 But before I share what happened… here’s the backstory:

Since 2022, I’ve ran this 12M NYC Marathon Training Series 5 years in a row. Truthfully, I don’t know why I always gravitated towards this race…

There are a couple of factors that make this race difficult:

1. It’s always in August, right in the middle of summer with unpredictable heat and humidity.

2. The course is 2 loops of Central Park. Yes, Harlem Hill 2x, Cat Hill 2x, and 3 Sisters 2x. AKA… this is not an easy course.

I had no pressure going into this race. I’m currently coaching myself for the NYC Marathon, and the goal was to be near / hold marathon pace.

🗣️: “Go easy on the hills, coast through the flatter areas… race starts after the second Harlem Hill.”

This being potentially my final 12M race, I had texted @_aslcooper prior saying how cool it would be to place top 5 in gender.

Around mile 4 or 5, I noticed the official cyclists in the distance watching me. As I was coming closer, she said a few words in her walkie-talkie and then started to pedal alongside me.

For a few meters, I was just watching her, wondering what was going on.

After a mile or so, she looks over at me and goes: “congratulations, right now you are first place female.”

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The two emojis to describe my reaction. I looked around and behind me, still in disbelief. “Wait what?” All I could see were men… and no other female runners in sight.

You can imagine all the things that were going through my mind right then and there. In that moment, my heart rate picked up. I was shocked. After all, this was supposed to be a training race… nothing more.

After the first loop, she continued to stay alongside me, monitoring and shouting at those around me or in front to make way as I was coming through. (That was kinda cool)

This kept happening for the second loop around Central Park. As Cat Hill got closer, I was feeling exhausted. The sun was out, I was sweating a TON, and honestly… just wanted to stop. 🥵

She kept her distance and it actually motivated me to keep going. I started to visualize what it would be like to break the tape in a NYC race. And then I passed mile

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HAPPY 1 YEAR BOSTON GBFR with @newbalancerunning 🥳

We celebrated a major milestone for the Boston GBFR with our friends at New Balance! We met at the NB Global Flagship store in Brighton (highly recommend you visit if you’re in the area) and demo’d the 1080 V15 for easy 3 miles around the store 👟 Our athletes got to shop for new gear, win raffle prizes, and share pizza with one another 🍕

Thankful for everyone who shows up every other week to run and build meaningful connections 🫶 and so happy that GBFR can provide that platform.

Special thanks to @jillianmanfredi from @newbalancerunning and the staff at the NB Global Flagship store for making this anniversary run an extra special experience for everyone.

Missed our GBFR at New Balance? Don’t fret! We have more Boston events coming up this month!

Checkout our Heylo (link in bio) for more details 😘

#boston #running #gay #pride #gaybarfunrun

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How many more marathons do I have to run before someone wants to sponsor me? Featuring cool new friends made during @thesfmarathon weekend and being too cheap to pay for marathon photos🏃🏼‍♂️

#running #gayrunner #sf #sanfrancisco

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because if it was easy, everyone would do it! 26.2 is a distance I’ve fallen in love with. your body pushes what you think is possible and mentally you always have a hill to conquer. I run to remind my trans siblings we aren’t alone in this rat race. having brands stand by me and my goals means the world, and I’m going to be so honest - having lemon lime @skratchlabs was a game changer.

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SWEET DREAMS ARE FILLED WITH @skratchlabs and friends like @_aslcooper 🫶🏼 I can’t imagine a more fun course in my life, and will happily do it again.

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I have never had MORE FUN in a marathon in my life, and I can’t imagine running with anyone else by my side or any more amazing crew. To think my first marathon I FOUGHT FOR a 3:59:55 in 2024, to run a 3:55:32 FUN RUN with double the elevation in 2026 makes me so emotional. grateful for the pals that got me here and PROUDE to be an ambassador for the most beautiful course ever! prepare to be annoyed by all the content for the next week 🌈🏳️‍⚧️🫶🏼

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MOST FUN marathon I’ve ever had because of the bestest of best friends and fellow daddy’s lil meatball @_aslcooper ☀️🌈🏳️‍⚧️ 4th nonbinary is pretty dang cool for a fun run if you ask me, and major thank you to @greatdayforrunners coaching and @skratchlabs for helping me get there. BABES THOSE HILLS THOUGH.

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