Category: health
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On DNSing
I have DNSed (Did Not Start) 5 times in my very short bike racing career. This means that I was registered for the race, paid, there was a number waiting for me, and I did not make it to the start line. For one reason or another, on race day, I knew I could not…
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Solving My Saddle Pain
One of the hardest parts about nerve-related injuries is not knowing if things will calm down enough that the sensations will stop. You wonder if you will be stuck like this forever. Since I managed to make it through that dark and uncertain tunnel (again), I want to share what I did in case it…
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Change the Channel
I first heard this phrase used by Taylor Swift in her Miss Americana documentary on Netflix. She’s in the car being driven somewhere, and she’s describing what she does with her mind when she begins to think negative thoughts about herself. When dark thoughts start to creep in that are unhealthy, she says “we’re just…
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10 Years Ago I Had Six-Pack Abs. I Don’t Miss Them.
Content warning: discussion of body image, weight, and disordered eating relating to sport. If you’ve hung out with me on the trails or climbed with me in the past couple years, at some point I’ve probably talked your ear off about eating. My eating habits have changed dramatically for the better in the past 7…
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