New York City Marathon photos

Posted on November 4, 2014 | 1 min read time

Instead of doing a running recap for last week, I’m posting some photos from the New York City Marathon yesterday. We battled the wind on 1st Ave and spent hours cheering. Great times! Desi Linden The lead pack at mile 18 Desi Linden again Kara Goucher [Read More]

One year

Posted on November 1, 2014 | 4 min read time

Tumblr Halloween party A year ago yesterday, I went to bed at the end of the day knowing it was the end of my last day living a lie. The next day, I woke up no longer living a double life. I was Amelia and that was it. While my past life sometimes feels so long ago as to almost stop seeming real, it’s hard to believe it’s been a year already since I “went live. [Read More]

Training recap: October 13-26

Posted on October 27, 2014 | 2 min read time

Yeah, so I’m throwing two weeks of running in here since I didn’t post last week. I was hoping to really get back to things last week, but that didn’t quite happen. I woke up sick last Sunday and ended up missing running in the first half the week because of that. And then Thursday and Friday were Hackday at work so I didn’t get to run because of that. My plan for the weekend was to make up as much as possible, but I was still feeling my cold enough on Saturday to cut a planned 12-miler down to just eight miles midway through. [Read More]

Training recap: 10/6-10/12

Posted on October 13, 2014 | 2 min read time

Last week was crazy intense with my trip to the Grace Hopper Celebration for Women in Computing (probably more on that soon), but I did manage to get four runs in! I ran two mornings while away in Phoenix which is what I was hoping to pull off, so I can’t complain. My Wednesday morning run was done on the hotel treadmill which was my first treadmill run since January, I believe. [Read More]

Training recap: 9/29-10/5

Posted on October 7, 2014 | 2 min read time

Finally, we moved! Last week was CRAZY trying to get everything done and get ourselves to the new place, but we made it and it’s awesome! I didn’t get to run at all during the week, but I’m not too surprised by that, I sort of expected it. On Saturday, I got up early and knocked out a nice 10-miler in Liberty State Park with the company of the wife and Dori for the first couple of miles. [Read More]

Training recap: 9/22-9/28

Posted on September 29, 2014 | 2 min read time

Yeah, last week didn’t quite go how I had hoped with running. My weekday runs went according to plan, but the weekend was a bit of a disaster. I was supposed to get up early as hell on Saturday to knock out ten miles and then get ready to go to a wedding, but when the alarm went off at 5:30, I decided a three-hour snooze-a-thon would be a better idea. [Read More]

Has it been worth it?

Posted on September 26, 2014 | 4 min read time

This has been a rough week emotionally. Like, just brutal. I’m just starting to really recover from Monday, but it’s left me with a lot of lingering feelings. I’ve spent a lot of time thinking about transition’s affect on me. Has it really been a net positive on my life? I think the answer is yes, but it’s not firm and clear-cut answer. Much of my dysphoria is gone and I’m happier with who I am and my ability to be something closer to “myself. [Read More]