Athlete Lab Virtual Studio

Thanks to and we are getting the flock back together again for fun runs, race meetups and more.

If you were a former BayBird back in that 2014-2017 era and you want to reconnect with others on the team as well as new members in the community, send me a DM. Even if you aren’t local anymore, we would love to hear from you.

📸: 2016 birds

I could say something really motivating for the new year to match this Rocky-esque photo. But this is what I’m going to say instead —

When it comes to your training, you’re going to have good years and you’re going to have bad years. You’re going to have good moments in bad years and bad moments in good years. We live in a world where things ebb and flow constantly. There’s no such thing as a constant upward trajectory. Nor should there be. So whatever you thought about the year you had, take it for what it was, accept it, learn from it and celebrate it. Look back just enough to sit with it and then get amnesia. Let yourself evolve and not dwell too hard on shortcomings or failures and not lean into too much complacency when it comes to successes.

Successes, failures, wins, losses and even the very ho hum moments in between are ephemeral. And while we can often feel like we are at the top of the mountain or the low of the valley, we are usually somewhere where our own view cheats us out of true perspective.

So as you move into the new year, do so with bravery, humility and sometimes realizing that we are exactly where we need to be, even when it doesn’t feel like it.

Ok, I guess that feels motivating enough. Happy New Year!

After 8 years running Javelina, I have no plans to stop the streak any time soon. I 🌵 this crazy race.

Over a decade ago when I started running longer ultras with tells goal of getting into and running Western States, never in my wildest dreams did I think it would take this long 🤦🏼‍♀️. It’s been an endurance journey in and of itself. But just like the old saying says about enjoying the journey not the destination, I’ve found a race I look forward to more and more each year as my desire to run Western States takes more of a backseat. What started off as a means to an end, ended up being the main event.

With 128 tickets in the lottery this year, I’ll have a decent (but not guaranteed in the least) chance. And if I get chosen and finish States, it will be a dream realized. But I’ll still need to figure out how to make my way back to the desert in October.

📍 my favorite bench IYKYK
Thanks for the snap 📸

It’s actually romantic how much time I’m gonna be spending at this month serving up some spice on the Mega.

Wednesday 8:15/9:20/10:30(advanced) West
Friday 8:15/9:20 West
Sunday 9/10 Central
Monday 8:30/9:30 Central

Sign up, show up, repeat. See you all soon.
(And yeah we will play a tiny bit of Taylor this week. Sorry not sorry)