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20240326 — Procrastination and Avoidance (W2-W3/D2-27M)

By Terry Joy March 26, 2024Anxiety, Mental Health, Running, Training

Procrastination and avoidance. I've been struggling with both over the past month. Neither are conducive to a “prioritized” training schedule…nor to regular blog updates and posts! 😕 Speaking of which--…

“Pie-in-the-sky”

By Terry Joy February 4, 2024Blog, Depression, Fitness, Health, Trail Running

It's OK. Go ahead and roll your eyes as you read through this post. Really. Even I can't help grinning stupidly at the audacity of it. Go big or go…

It’s a process

By Terry Joy January 30, 2024Anxiety, Blog, Depression, Fitness, Mental Health, Running, Trail Running

That's something I came to understand and appreciate last January while recovering from rotator cuff repair1,2 on my left shoulder. This January (2024), I find myself going through the same…

Now, About That 50K

By Terry Joy April 19, 2023Aging, Blog, Fitness, Mental Health, Trail Running

60th year? Why not run my very first ultra-marathon? Well, I’ll tell you why-- If you don’t do the training, you’re not doing the distance. If you’re working on a…

What We/I Do

By Terry Joy August 2, 2022Aging, Anxiety, Blog, Depression, Fitness, Trail Running, Weight

On my way to 60, a crazy little thing happened. I kinda, sorta, accidentally, but on purpose registered for an ultra-marathon. ... It’s a long story. Hi, I’m Terry—short for…