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Larches, lakes and long runs! 🏃🏼‍♀️🏃🏼‍♀️

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I dug this up from last fall’s trip to Patagonia to remind myself of the systems and gear I was using. Figured if it was useful to me, it might be useful to a few of you too, especially with the northern hemisphere ski season fast approaching!

This also feels like a good moment to mention that @logweeze and I are headed back to Aysén, Patagonia… right now!

But more on that later.

#perpetualski #wearerab #themountainpeople #skitrabber #skiuphill

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A taste of the haste of summa 🌞⛰️🌲🌱🫂🌀🧿🔮👾💟🪐🍂🍁
‘Preciate the wiggles and whimsy always ✨

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Next up in The Psychology of Starting Again: all-or-nothing thinking and why sometimes doing a little feels like not enough so therefore why bother 🤷‍♀️

Something I’ve noticed while trying to get back into running is how easy it is to create rules around what counts. How long I should run, how often I should go, or what a “proper” run should look like.

And when those expectations feel hard to meet, sometimes it’s easier to just... not bother 🫠

This is where ALL-OR-NOTHING comes in. In cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), we recognize this as a common cognitive distortion where we tend to see things in extremes. Something is either:

🌀a success or a failure
🌀worth doing or not worth doing
🌀enough or not enough

And the interesting thing is, we do this ALL the time without necessarily realizing it. It’s certainly not just about running or exercise.

Maybe you don’t have time to clean the entire house, so you don’t start. You can’t commit to seeing a friend for a whole evening, so you put off making plans. You miss a few days of a routine and decide you’ve already fallen off track.
Sound familiar? 👀

The tricky part is that all-or-nothing thinking can leave very little room for the middle ground. We become so focused on what we CAN’T do that we overlook what we ABSOLUTELY CAN do 💥

💡One way we can challenge this thinking is by getting curious about the space between doing everything and doing nothing.

Instead of “If I can’t do it all, why bother?” maybe it’s “What if I just gave it 10 minutes?” or “what if it’s just getting the supplies out?” Or “I’ll tidy one area of my bedroom”

TLDR: SMALL IS BIG.

Small efforts give us opportunities to build consistency, confidence, and trust in our ability to follow through. They also help us challenge the belief that something only has value if it meets a certain standard.

Sometimes the biggest shift isn’t doing more. It’s recognizing the value in what we’re already capable of doing.

📣Where might all-or-nothing thinking be showing up in your life? And what are you overlooking in the middle ground? Share below ⤵️

#cognitivebehaviouraltherapy #cbt #running #runners #psychology

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After solo summiting and skiing Arras a few days prior, I was naturally drawn back to its unique aesthetics and probability of good conditions. This time I really wanted to share the summit and experience with friends. Buttons and I had spent many man hours putting in a road and we were hoping that it was still good for use for our next attempt to ski this beautiful mountain.

We didn’t really have any beta on this face and we were putting a lot of faith in @logweeze recent but quick scope of the line from the summit and an old summer photo from a book of Davy Jones.

We rallied the crew and the sleds up the long ice road to our camp. @tsul123 @buttonian @scotty_p_haggis and @logweeze were excited to try and make, from what we’ve been told, is the first descent of the East Face of Arras.

To get to the east face we needed to sled in waaay too many kilometers to start skinning up to a Col located on the north aspect. A top the Col we were greeted to a short but steep spine line to get to the east basin.

After the short but sweet descent and we hurried to the base of the main couloir which would provide our access to the summit.

At the base of the couloir we were treated with a large trail of debris. The couloir had slid recently which made for easier booting up this beautiful rock walled corridor.

Luckily, for the descent the top of the couloir was good snow and there was a sneaky side couloir that provided a route without any avalanche debris in it.

We gained the shoulder and made the summit push through excellent conditions. @scotty_p_haggis started the steep bootpack up the ridge spine and soon we were taking our final steps onto the summit.

“I’m not crying… I’m healing!”

An emotional moment for the boys for many reasons. Partners lost, failures endured, friendships nourished… accomplishments seem so trivial and we hold@on to the moment as long as possible.

Required summit band photo… not into selfies but I swear I was there looking weird too!

@buttonian drops in on the upper spine and regroups at the with the crew.

I dropped this next section first and uncovered some thin spots covering the glacial ice. I yelled up to let the guys know. They decided

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MMTR Registration is Open! 🎉

For 35 years, Moose Mountain Trail Races has brought runners together on the trails of West Bragg Creek & is not possible without the incredible community that surrounds it.

The runners who come back year after year, the volunteers who give their time, the families and friends who show up and cheer & the people who have supported this race, shared these trails and helped shape MMTR into what it is today.

We are incredibly honoured to be part of this community.

Registration for the 16KM, 29KM, 42KM & 50KM event is now open @ultrasignup

Whether this will be your first MMTR or you’ve been part of this community for years, we would love to have you join us for this one.

We can’t wait to celebrate with you, friends!

#MMTR #MooseMountainTrailRaces

🎥 @ryan.is.outdoors

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Have you ever missed a version of yourself you didn’t realize you were leaving behind? 👀

For years, running was woven into my life. Marathons. Ultras. Run clubs. Social runs. Solo runs. Training plans and runs just because 🏃‍♀️

Then life got busy, I ran less, and eventually something that had been such a normal part of my life… wasn’t anymore.

The longer I went without it, the harder it became to “just do it”. Part of that was physical. My knees weren’t particularly thrilled about my comeback attempts. Part of it was practical. I didn’t have the same time or routine for it.

And part of it was psychological. Running didn’t feel the way I remembered it feeling. Something that used to bring me joy started to feel hard, frustrating and strangely intimidating.

As a therapist, that part has made me curious. What happens when something that once felt like us no longer fits so easily into our lives? How do we navigate the comparison to who we used to be, the discomfort of starting small, the avoidance that can build over time, and the pressure to return to something exactly as it was?

So, I’m going to try running again 📣

And I’m going to share some of the psychology I’m noticing along the way. Not because I’m trying to become my old running self again. I’m curious about what running looks like in the life and body I have now.

And really, this series isn’t just about running.

Maybe for you it’s music, creativity, movement, friendship, school, adventure or something else that used to feel like you.

Maybe starting again isn’t about getting back to where you were. Maybe it’s about discovering how that part of you fits into who you are now.

What part of yourself have you been thinking about revisiting? Share it below ⤵️

#runner #running #psychology #change

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In 2027, we’re celebrating 35 years of Moose Mountain Trail Races and 35 years of bringing runners together on the original West Bragg Creek trail network.

Registration opens Oct 5 at 6:30PM MST @ultrasignup 🎉

Set your reminder, choose your distance & we’ll see you at the start line on Sat, Aug 21, friends!

#MMTR #MooseMountainTrailRaces

📸 @nikos.fastlight

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Registration for the 2027 MMTR opens Mon, Oct 5 at 6:30PM MST @ultrasignup 🎉

In 2027, we’re celebrating 35 years of Moose Mountain Trail Races and 35 years of bringing runners together on the original trail network where it all began in West Bragg Creek.

Whether you’re newer to trail running, ready to take on your first longer distance, or an experienced ultrarunner looking for your next challenge, we’ve got a distance for you: 16KM, 29KM, 42KM or 50KM!

Everything you need to know, including event details, course information & more, can be found at 👇

lewistonultraevents.com/moose-mountain-trail-races.

We can’t wait to see y’all Saturday, August 21, 2027, friends!

#mmtr #moosemountaintrailraces

🎥 @ryan.is.outdoors

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I'm always so impressed with the friendships and connections made on the @skiuphill.ca Women's courses. Thanks to @skiuphill.ca for the original conception, and thanks to all the awesome ladies that come out to share experiences and build their confidence together. What amazing energy and fun!

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We like watches that do the important stuff well and skip the faff. Suunto gets that balance right. A big, bright screen that’s easy to read in the sun, and battery that still keeps up on the big missions. Offline maps come free and are easy to follow at a glance. We think it sits quite nicely with our current offering!

Also, the Vertical 2 has a flashlight. We’re more excited about that than we probably should be.

Come by and check out the Race 2 and Vertical 2!

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What an incredible time learning more about ropes and glaciers, I finally feel more confident and ready to do a traverse this up coming winter!
Highlight was definitely going into the crevasse !!

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