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Flags in Boston 🏁

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Lots of fits, friends and fun!

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Having my season cut short because my body legit shut down in January was straight up jarring, and not getting to demonstrate the running capacity I developed after working so hard just sucked, but what really broke my heart was the loss of camaraderie in chasing a world’s elite qualification with someone special to me.

That said, it helped me learn boundaries in a new way; I muted every Hyrox account to give myself space to heal & grieve and also took needed time to evaluate my mixed feelings about the sport.

The community is incredible, the challenge of developing a new physical ability of endurance running (coming from a sprint background) was super cool, and I loved getting to experience each facet of Hyrox in AG, elite15, & representing Team Canada.

I also cherished getting to share the journey with teammates - travelling the world, bonding over the highs & lows, and being in the trenches together.

However, I struggled with the social media piece. I felt suffocated by the inundation of Hyrox content to the extent that I wondered if people, myself included, were racing for the love of it or for the media correlated.

And I felt frustrations of rules being enforced for some athletes but not others, inconsistent courses, changes in sleds/turf diminishing the strength equalizing component of this “hybrid” event, the possibility of being screwed by a new rule enacted post race or by a pissy judge and, lastly, that the new pay to play model creates a heightened financial burden & risk of injury/burnout for athletes due to increased race demands.

I love racing, but I now find it difficult to reconcile committing hundreds of hours & thousands of dollars to a sport claiming to “professionalize” when the first major next year is a time trial on a boat.

All this to say, what Hyrox has created is remarkable and I’m so grateful for the opportunities it’s given me, the growth it’s fostered, & knowing this journey was essential to becoming who I need to be to achieve the goals I now have in sight. I appreciate beyond words everyone who’s been part of this adventure and I’ll be around for fun races but as of now I have no desire to practice burpees ever again.

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A Hyrox season to be proud of 🎬

Shout out to my coaches, training partners, teammates, those who have pushed me to be the athlete I am - the ones who showed up every single day & built it with me

& to anyone who continues to support my crazy delusional big dreams!!!! Unfortunately my dreams are only getting bigger 🚀

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Still buzzing from the Hyrox World Championships in Chicago — what an absolute honor to throw down on the world stage with some of the baddest, strongest, fastest women in the sport. The energy was insane. The competition was savage. And I literally loved every second of it.

Katie and I went all in and crossed the line in 1:08:47, finishing 30th in the world for our age group and 7th in the U.S. This was our first time racing at pro weight. I Couldn’t have asked for a stronger, tougher, more locked-in person to share the pain with. We left it all out there.

This race hit different. After everything these past few years brought, showing up everyday, staying focused, and pushing through meant more than I can explain. We can do really, really hard things.

Grateful for my coaches at OG Training Academy and my run coach, Frank — your guidance and belief in me made this possible.

And to those cheering me on behind the scenes — thank you. You know who you are. 🤍

Proud. Humbled. Hungry for more.
Chicago, that was one for the books. 🖤

PS if you saw me cry at the sled pull…no you didn’t. 🤫

#HyroxWorldChamps #HyroxChicago #WorldStage #PainCave #ihatesleds #OGTrainingAcademy #TWF #HyroxStrong #RaceRecap

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good people ♾️

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I want to wish everyone good luck tomorrow LFG!!

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Best night ever getting to celebrate with my favorite people in the 🌎 + a lot of cones !!!!

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plot details 🤸🏼💌❤️‍🔥

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June < July ? August

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only thing you can take from me is notes 🤸🏼❤️‍🔥🏃🏼‍♀️💛🍸☀️

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life is good 🫶🏼

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