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GritChicks community blog
We all have so much to learn from one another.
This is our space to share what we've learned...
in running AND in life.
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Overachieving
“On the outside I had it all together. On the inside, I was slowly falling apart.”
Christine Ness
4 min read
TEAM GritChicks TEAMmate Spotlight *Ruthie Loffi*
Our TEAMmates come to TEAM GritChicks with their own unique background, motivations, goals and dreams, and we find so much inspiration...
Jen Labesky
4 min read
Permission to Rest
Listening to what WE need in any given moment and resting, regardless of what others think takes massive strength of character
Jen Labesky
2 min read
TEAM GritChicks TEAMmate Spotlight *Michaela Young*
Our TEAMmates come to TEAM GritChicks with their own unique background, motivations, goals and dreams, and we find so much inspiration...
Jen Labesky
4 min read
TEAM GritChicks TEAMmate Spotlight *Kelsey Johanson Huggins*
Our TEAMmates come to TEAM GritChicks with their own unique background, motivations, goals and dreams, and we find so much inspiration...
Jen Labesky
5 min read
The Rewards of Honoring our needs in Training (& Life)
On February 4th I ran my sixth Algonquin 50k after weeks of exhaustion and burnout. My mileage in the weeks leading up to race day...
Jen Labesky
2 min read
New Year Blahs?
While the beginning of a new year is an exciting time of opportunity for many people, not all of us feel the explosion of enthusiasm and...
Jen Labesky
3 min read
We were All Beginners Once
Intimidation Like an eerie stillness it can steal the wind right out of our sails. We may be curious, spectating at what could be...
Kelsey Johanson
2 min read
It's Not Your Job to Like Me
“It’s not your job to like me, it’s mine.” – Byron Katie This quote popped up as the daily quote on my Insight Timer app last week and...
Jen Labesky
3 min read
Running As Meditation
By Shelby Logsdon Marriage and Family Therapy, MMFC/T, MPA, CHHC Did you know that moving our bodies helps maintain our mental health? It...
Shelby Logsdon
3 min read
Keeping promises to ourselves, by Chandra Marshall
Team GritChicks team member and GritChicks Community Blogger Chandra Marshall on keeping the promises we make to ourselves: Hi, I’m...
Chandra Marshall
2 min read
When Things Change
“Nothing is so painful to the human mind as a great and sudden change.” – Mary Shelley Have you ever noticed that just when you’re...
Jen Labesky
3 min read
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