I got sliced all the fuck up!

Posted on February 6, 2016 | 20 min read time

Hello from the other siiiiiiide… Okay, sorry. I don’t even really like that song, but it felt appropriate? Nah, I just couldn’t think of a better way to start this thing off. This is gonna be…a graphic and super TMI post, but I feel like some of it could be helpful to some and worth reading for others. Mostly, I just kind of want to write about it for my own sake. [Read More]

Are you excited?!?

Posted on January 22, 2016 | 6 min read time

Content warning: This one gets kinda real and possibly graphic. No. Not really. I’m not, actually. Sorry? At this point, it’s kind of like an open secret. I’m having surgery next week. And because I’m trans, when I say this, people automatically assume it’s THE SURGERY™. Some people get kind of weird like “is…this…like…down there?” In this case, they’re actually right, but it’s such a weird thing to just be like “hey, I’m getting my dick cut off! [Read More]

2016 Walt Disney World Dopey Challenge

Posted on January 15, 2016 | 17 min read time

Look at all these medals! I’m going to try to do a recap of all of the runDisney Dopey Challenge in a single post here. We’ll see how this goes, but I’ll try to keep it short. This was my first time doing the Dopey Challenge–if you’re not familiar, it’s a 5k, 10k, half marathon, and marathon over four days in Disney World. I’d done the Goofy Challenge, just the half marathon and marathon part, three previous times and the half marathon by itself once before that. [Read More]

Motivation is tough, a running update

Posted on November 13, 2015 | 4 min read time

Accidental twinning with the wife for our run together There are currently 54 days until the 2016 Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend and I couldn’t be more excited to take on the Dopey Challenge for the first time. I’ve done the Goofy Challenge, a half marathon and marathon on two consecutive days, three times, but Dopey ups the ante by also throwing a 5k and 10k into the mix. [Read More]

I am a transgender woman with mental illness and I am a finalist to be on the cover of Women's Running

Posted on October 3, 2015 | 5 min read time

I'm a finalist! Because my life is totally weird, I’m currently a finalist in the Women’s Running Cover Runner Contest. The eight finalists were chosen from over 3,000 applicants and the winner will find herself on the cover of Women’s Running magazine. To be perfectly honest, this is a super surreal thing to me. When I entered, I didn’t think there was any chance I’d be chosen as a finalist. [Read More]

Do I even have a blog anymore?

Posted on August 31, 2015 | 3 min read time

It's so cute! Oh hai! I guess this blog is still a thing, huh? I’ve been super busy lately, but I feel like I always say that. Anyway, I just wanted to drop a quick update here. In most recent news, I got a new tattoo last night on a whim…while not entirely sober. To be fair, the idea for the tattoo wasn’t new as of last night, I’d been wanting it for a while and the opportunity just sort of came up to make it happen. [Read More]

Running and sanity update

Posted on July 15, 2015 | 3 min read time

Running still sucks right now. Last week, I ran six miles. One four-miler and two runs that were supposed to be four miles, but only wound up being one. I just couldn’t go at all and found myself a mile from home disappointed and miserable. Fun times! I did manage to make it 5k this morning though which felt like a small win, but I think the only reason I was able to get myself out of bed at 5:30 was how disgusted I’ve felt with myself lately. [Read More]