It has been two years since I last posted. Motherhood and newbie Nurse Practitioner-hood have been overwhelming, and left little mental space to pursue writing. However, I have been getting out on trails: running, hiking, fast packing, backpacking. Sometimes solo, and often accompanied by my mini-me.
Since my daughter Poppy was born in summer, 2021, I’ve managed a number of 50Ks, four 100 milers, one epic DNF at the 230 mile Tor Des Geants, and a smattering of short fast packing adventures. Motherhood has not stopped my drive for trail time, despite the changes in both body and mind that come with postpartum life, then parenting a toddler life.
But big races and pushes aside, most importantly these past couple of years, I have continued to treasure outdoor time and grounding myself to the earth. Now, I have the pleasure of sharing this special bond with nature with my daughter. We have already camped, hiked and backpacked numerous times- maybe not the distances I’m used to, but enough to enjoy the fresh mountain air and simplicity of life on the trail.
Now that I’ve given a broad stroke of the past two years, let’s dive into what’s coming right up! MOAB 240 baby! I’m super stoked to be toeing the line for this epic race in the desert of Utah in just 16 days. Am I ready? I have no idea. But I’ve been getting out the door for training, and stacked up a good 200 miles over 6 days in the Washington Cascades recently, which was good practice.
A lot more to say about the cascades and will save more words and photos for another post. For now, I feel I have “caught up” and can’t wait to share more stories and photos from my “flights”. Happy trails, friends!
Flights of a hummingbird 