RUNNING
13.1 MILES ✅
January 1st, 2023
Launching into the year with a half marathon has been a celebration of sprinting toward my future by leaning into the present.
Without my cochlear implant in, I ran in complete silence. With no distractions to the visuals flying by, I fell (as usual on my runs) deeper into my throughts.
Ironically, I feel the most grounded when gazing upwards, toward the clouds above.
With each stride, I reminded myself:
The liberation I now have access to. The choices I hold in my own hands.
The shedding of grief and the act of surrendering.
This run was not about time, rank, or frankly the quantification of anything.
When I consciously surrendered these thoughts to my feelings, I felt liberated. More than ever, I am realizing how numbers lead me further from my soul.
Life really does goes on!
How devastating.
How beautiful.
Community Run!
Community Run!
I’ve always dreamt about creating my own space within the fitness world, welcoming of bodily differences. To which I mean, welcoming of humanity.
How unfortunately ironic that designated spaces established to focus on our physical rarely acknowledge and hold space for how we are unique.
Working with Nike to build out safe spaces for BIPOC, trans, and disabled humans has been true play for me!
More events to come ;).
