by ynqpod@gmail.com | Feb 26, 2025 | Recent Failures
A little over a year ago… I found myself gearing up for a second attempt at Mt. Rainier, Washington’s tallest, most glaciated peak, and a mountain that’s pretty much been taunting me since I moved to Seattle. My first attempt in July 2022 didn’t go as planned. I...
by ynqpod@gmail.com | Feb 26, 2025 | Recent Failures
A few months ago, I was sure I was finally getting faster. For the first time, my running pace had gone from a sluggish 13-minute mile to a steady 11-minute mile. At my best, I even hit 9:30 in training! I could feel that progress, that rush, thinking, This is it—I’m...
by ynqpod@gmail.com | Feb 25, 2025 | Recent Adventures
Hard moments are just that—a moment. That’s what I kept telling myself as I stood at the base of Cayambe, a mountain in Ecuador that I wasn’t sure I could climb. I remember this moment clearly—just hours before we started our ascent. I felt nervous and uncertain, the...
by ynqpod@gmail.com | Feb 25, 2025 | Recent Adventures
DO IT FOR HER I do it for the little girl I used to be, who didn’t think she could ever do anything near as epic as climb a mountain. This thought echoed in my mind as I stood on the slopes of Mt. Fuji, staring out over the vast, endless sea of clouds. The summit...
by ynqpod@gmail.com | Feb 12, 2025 | Recent Adventures
DO IT FOR HER These words echoed in my mind as I stood at the starting line of my second ultramarathon. They weren’t just about completing a race; they were about the little girl I once was, the one who never thought she could climb mountains or run epic distances....
