Reaching to Run is MOVING!
Reaching to Run
by Dawn McGrath
4y ago
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT! Reaching to Run is moving! My blog will continue at my website – https://welltogethernow.com. All past posts have been relocated. After this entry, all future posts will upload to the new site at Well Together Now. The move allows me to house all of my writing in one space, while cataloguing the threads to streamline content for my readers. To stay connected and receive updates, use this link to subscribe: http://bit.ly/welltogethernow. You will receive COMPLIMENTARY strength training & dynamic warm-up/mobility downloads as my THANK YOU for subscribing. MORE ABOUT t ..read more
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Coach’s Corner: CONNECTEDNESS
Reaching to Run
by Dawn McGrath
4y ago
The best way to not feel hopeless is to get up and do something. Don’t wait for good things to happen to you. If you go out and make some good things happen, you will fill the world with hope; you will fill yourself with hope. -Barack Obama Pay It Forward. Spread Kindness. Make a difference; be the difference. There are countless ways to encourage the effort, but without follow through the words fall flat. Given all of the significant leaders and mentors who have shined the light on the reciprocal benefits of joining in and giving back, this should be at the front line of our wellness goals ..read more
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MIRROR, MIRROR: Living with anxiety, depression, and warped reflections.
Reaching to Run
by Dawn McGrath
4y ago
What does it feel like to function with anxiety and depression? IT FEELS LIKE: Walking around with sandbags on my shoulders in a steady state of weariness. Negative trains of thought that never seem to arrive at a station A constant battle between hope and hopelessness Self-loathing because logic doesn’t align with my internal register Visions of giving up colliding with dreams of getting help Wishing I could disappear and wanting to be seen Knowing there are others who understand and being utterly alone Wanting to quiet the noise in my mind and fearing the silence I am trapped in my air poc ..read more
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Strength Promises Restored – new routines included
Reaching to Run
by Dawn McGrath
4y ago
In my August Coach’s Corner, I wrote about the relationship between a growth mindset and goal setting. I ended with this call to action: My challenge to you this month: Consider how mindset plays a role in your journey – as a parent, professional, athlete, or as a human. Of course, this mindset is paramount to my success as a runner. That said, success depends on my ability to self-assess with honesty and a willingness to learn from that information. You might think this is easy for me to say when I speak in generalities. Therefore, in the interest of full disclosure, I am sharing a slice of ..read more
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August Coach’s Corner: GOAL SETTING & GROWTH MINDSET
Reaching to Run
by Dawn McGrath
4y ago
*The Coach’s Corner is my monthly column published on Well Together Now. The WTN site is momentarily offline while we prepare for an exciting rebrand. More to come! Until then, my column will continue to post to Reaching to Run. I recently listened to a talk where the speaker addressed goal setting and why we tend to fail. She suggested that in setting a goal, you think about the timeline and then put yourself at the finish line. Next, imagine your life in reverse, tracing a path from this future date all the way back to today. What will it take to get there? Be honest with yourself, and make ..read more
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Running on the Moon
Reaching to Run
by Dawn McGrath
5y ago
“Running on the Earth is punishing. Running on the moon… not so much.” This was the quote that greeted me as I prepared for my first run on the Alter-G treadmill. I am not sure that I would call this alien landscape a pleasure. However, I am grateful to this technology and the PT at Sports Rehab U  for forging a seamless transition back to land running. Today I ran 16 miles, on land, for the first time since last February. A task made more impressive when coupled with the fact that I tore my plantar in early March and was on crutches and without any running outside of deep waters (or unassiste ..read more
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“Summer Runs” (to the tune of “Summer Nights” from Grease)
Reaching to Run
by Dawn McGrath
5y ago
Summer running having a blast. Summer running, I’ll be so fast. Out before work, it’s light as can be. Out in the evening, the sun waits for me. Longer days paving the way to, oh oh oh, my summer runs. Uh well-a-well-a-well-a huh! Tell me more. Tell me more. Did you hit all your times? Tell me more. Tell me more. Let us see those tan lines! Uh-huh uh-huh uh-huh uh-huh… Dehydration gave me the cramps. Just keep going, head to that lamp. Nuun hydration, you saved my life, With fizzy tablets of E-lectrolytes. Summer sweat drips from my skin, oh oh oh, on those summer runs. Uh well-a-well ..read more
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Sharing Promises and Strength: complimentary routines included!
Reaching to Run
by Dawn McGrath
5y ago
I woke knowing that my first task of the day would be my toughest. This was confirmed by the soreness in my glutes and legs as I sat on the edge of my bed. The pain is not scary this time, it is the familiar ache of training. Still, I know that my legs will feel like bricks on my tempo today, and it is my own fault. Why? Well, because I dropped the ball on my strength routine. my basement = my home gym I don’t like strength work. I understand its value, so I write it into my plan and intend to execute every week. Still, it is the first thing dropped when life gets extra hectic. With that, my ..read more
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Asunder
Reaching to Run
by Dawn McGrath
5y ago
I hate that quilt Despite its comfort. Sown with secrets, truths, imperfections filaments of acceptance Once a cape I soared in its splendor. Laughter, companionship, A proud patchwork of inimitable patterning Once a blanket I wrapped myself in its warmth. Soft, substantive, A cozy cloak of ease and camaraderie Now thread bare I pick at the seams. Worn thin, deficient A compulsive unraveling Patchwork remnants I never learned to sew. Fabric steeped in failure Stained with fear of rejection. Partners in pieces Torn asunder. Square frays, subtle reminders I miss that quilt ..read more
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Trapped in an Air Pocket: Reach the beach
Reaching to Run
by Dawn McGrath
5y ago
I woke later than usual due to a round with physical pain in the early morning hours. Since childhood, I have experienced random waves of excruciating cramps lasting anywhere from five minutes to an hour. While it was likely not my first experience, in my first memory of the pain I am lying in the hospital, too young to describe what I felt. To date, there is no official medical diagnosis. These spells attack, seemingly from nowhere, and leave me completely exhausted. The physical pain is gone. Nonetheless, I am wiped. When pain arrives in tandem with a depressive bout the coming hours are cha ..read more
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