Start: 4:12 a.m.Finish: 9:30 p.m.Stats: 46.17 miles, 7677 elevation gain, 15h49m moving time, 17h18 m elapsed timeRoute: Pen Mar Road (drop off site) to Virginia state line (sign reads “Entering Harpers National Historic Park”) and then to Chestnut Hill Road (pick up site)Method: Day hike with support I wanted to hike the Four State ChallengeContinue reading “My 40th Birthday: The Four State Challenge”
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Ultra-Trail Harricana 65K: Race Report
My body vibrates with excitement and nerves. Can I run 40 miles? Matt, friend A., and I pull into Parc national des Hautes Georges in La Malbaie, Quebec. A blow-up arch marks the start line. At the car, I pull on my bulging running vest, filled with one liter of water and dozens of energyContinue reading “Ultra-Trail Harricana 65K: Race Report”
38th Birthday
The post on my 37th birthday will come soon, I hope. I want to tell you the story of my 65K ultramarathon. It is a story not just about physical resilience but about emotional resilience, and the strength I have discovered within. However, today marks my 38th birthday. I have changed my life this year.Continue reading “38th Birthday”
Joy’s Birthday Party: Sept. 10
Hello, welcome to my birthday party! I turn 37 on September 8; to celebrate, I am running the Ultra Trail Harricana 65K on September 10. This race is my birthday party! I invite you to attend my birthday party digitally, or in person if you would like to travel to Quebec. To attend my virtualContinue reading “Joy’s Birthday Party: Sept. 10”
My 36th Birthday
For my 36th birthday, my friend wrote me a song to celebrate the Arnold Arboretum. The song captures for me the stirrings that happened within me as I walked the arboretum this year. To see those stirrings in pictures, check out my Flickr account (here). Heart and Soul (Tune: Fields of Gold) Take a walkContinue reading “My 36th Birthday”
My 35th Birthday
As I enter into the cusp of middle age this year (just turned 35), I don’t want to waste the minutes, hours, days of my life anymore. Things still feel impossible to me, like tackling unending weeds in every corner of my yard, sorting through the piles of stuff accumulated over the years, ending systemicContinue reading “My 35th Birthday”
My 30th Birthday
In the book Eat, Pray, Love, author Elizabeth Gilbert embarks on adventure across Italy, India and Indonesia to find happiness, connection and meaning. At the very end of the book, as she prepares for the next chapter of her life, Gilbert turns to her new found lover and says, “Attaversiamo,” which means let’s cross over,Continue reading “My 30th Birthday”
Joy of the Journey 