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Thankful.

And the holiday isn’t over!

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Getaway at Lake Summit that started off with a literal bang - Sol falling down one step off the front porch of our Airbnb, but he is a trooper and we all had a great time.

Some takeaways:
1️⃣ 1000sqft is totally enough space for the 5 👨‍👩‍👦🐕🐕 of us. 2️⃣ 1000ft of elevation makes a big difference.
3️⃣ mountain lake air is awesome.

We’ll have to come back to this just far enough getaway! But I’ll be back both of the next 2 Saturdays for “long” runs, too! 🙌

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My morning exercise used to be a 90min run either alone or with friends…

In March I decided to get surgery and scheduled it for the end of April.

Arthroscopic Haglund’s Deformity removal surgery went great.

I survived the 2 weeks in a splint/soft cast with the help of family that came in from out of town on shifts. And Sol waited to start crawling until the day after I was weight bearing in a boot.

I did my PT and wore my boot. I passed the 6wk postop visit with flying colors and was cleared to start my return to run protocol.

That’s when I was reminded of the difference between knowing and doing… the hard way.

My “jogs” for my walk/jog protocol went from 7:30 pace to 6:00 pace within a week and guess what - I ended up back in the boot.

Progress really is that squiggly line, and if I’m lucky, it will have been 4 years since I could just go out for a 90min run without worrying if it will cause serious damage by the time I can do it again.

There is a difference between giving up and letting go, and sometimes letting go is the only way to move forward.

I’m still working on letting go of the identity I once had as a runner, and welcoming the new one, however she might be. And hopefully that approach will help me to practice the patience I preach. 😏

#dohardthings #success #motherrunner #injury #injuredrunner #haglundsdeformitysurgery

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Who’s 8 months old, sits up, slurps goop, flips and wiggles all the time, giggles at his friend Oskar, scoots backwards, and is the proud owner of one tooth?

This guy!!

(Sorry about the first swim lesson on your birthday, bud.)

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Happy #nationalsonday to all the sons in my extended family.

#dogsandbabies #sleepypapa

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I appreciated seeing @sarah.b.true post pictures of her bump late in pregnancy, so here’s a dump of shots from 37 weeks.

My back is totally pain free now, thanks to some regular pool time at a friend’s house.

I am almost over bronchitis that my parents accidentally brought down from Richmond with them for the baby shower 2 weeks ago.

I got an exposed blood vessel cauterized off my face and it’s healing up nicely - partly thanks to the antibiotics I had to go on for the bronchitis.

So yeah, I’m doing great! 😂

But seriously - I’m super grateful for what has been a relatively easy, uneventful and healthy pregnancy.

I’m grateful that I can get through my days pain-free and even ride my bike next to @coleatkins85 for his 12mi run this morning.

And I’m more grateful and in awe of my body for what it has done over the last 35 weeks than any other period of my life - and the greatest adventures still lie ahead! 😅😬😍

Baby A seems to be in no rush to exit, and now that my back doesn’t hurt, I’m happy to host for as long as I need to. 🤰

#37weekspregnant #earlytermpregnancy #fullterm #pregnantrunner #bodylove #bodypositivity

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FBF to almost 10 months ago when we found out and I shared with my sister-friend @ashpastore that I was pregnant for the first time.

We are cautiously pumped to have made it to almost 26 weeks and counting into a healthy pregnancy this time, but it’s good to remember how excited we have been since this pregnancy journey began!

We had to bottle up and shelf that excitement a couple times in between, but we are just as excited now as we were then.

We truly have moved on from the loss of the first 2 brief pregnancies. I only talk about it here because a) pregnancy loss sucks, but it happens a lot, so it’s important for us to know we’re not alone in it. Plus, b) I think it’s important to share the whole journey - ups and downs - because it makes sharing the happy endings that much sweeter.

10 months down, 3 to go!

#thatslife #pregnancy #pregnancyloss #pregnancylossawareness #thirdtimesacharm #pregnantrunner
#stompoutstigma #robertsoniantranslocation #fbf #flashbackfriday #morejoylessshame

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We’re excited for our neighbors @flyingrabbitadventures, @hometeambbq, and @doublestampbrewery to all be open for business in Holland Park less than a half mile down the trail from our cabin! #yeahthatgreenville #tinyhouse #tinycabin

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I 👀 a tiny cabin in the woods of downtown Greenville! (And a puppy 🍑)

#yeahthatgreenville

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I’m thankful that even though I wasn’t racing the Olympic Trials, for whatever reason it was still really important to me that my whole family got together on what has become known as the week before the world shut down. And that cascade of events will also prevent us from being all together again in this calendar year.

I’m thankful for all forms of family, great and small, furry and smooth!

I’m especially thankful for the gift of time and the privilege of being able to enjoy it with someone I love very much. @coleatkins85 🥰😘

I know this isn’t a popular opinion, but 2020 has been pretty kind to me. And for that I’m thankful.

Happy Thanksgiving!

#happythanksgivng #thanksgiving #otq #atlanta2020 #family

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Happy birthday to my favorite person!

Even after knowing him for 10 years, he still makes me laugh harder and more frequently than anyone else I’ve known - often at myself! 😘

He’s sensitive, kind, hard-working, and cares so much about the world and everyone in his life.

He has helped me grow - in punctuality 😅, tidiness, sportsmanship, leadership, and pure honesty.

Cole, you don’t just complement me, you exponentiate me. Thank you for letting me choose you and choosing me back. The way things are going, I’m confident the next 35 years will be even better than the first.

#thirtyfine #notdeadyet #birthday #birthdayboy #myoldman

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Last day with Stella 🤞

Thanks for all the fun times @ashpastore and @pastoresfp

#miceonmain #yeahthatgreenville #allthekids

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