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My first pandemic birthday was a hard day. I remem

My first pandemic birthday was a hard day. I remember feeling super out of it, foggy, stressed, anxious. There was so much uncertainty at the time. So much to think, fear, and worry about. Today, one full year later — my second pandemic birthday — feels so wonderfully different. Today, I welcome 36 filled with hope and optimism. I am really happy. I had a beautiful day. I went for a run, and came home to a house filled with festivity. (That first picture? @boldceo put one of my Superhero Muffins in a martini glass, drizzled warm chocolate over the top, garnished it with two raspberries, and topped it off with an “A” candle.) I spent the whole morning and afternoon offline, enjoying a sunshiney day with Annie at @nhnature. Now, Brian is cooking dinner, Annie is watching Mickey with my mom, and I’m enjoying a bit of silence and shrimp cocktail. So, let’s go, 36. I think we’re going to have fun and do great things!

Seven years ago, Facebook reminds me, @boldceo and

Seven years ago, Facebook reminds me, @boldceo and I won a race! I was just barely coming out of the worst Crohn’s disease flare of my life. It had persisted for nearly two years. I had just left my job as editor in chief of @dancespiritmagazine, in part because I was too sick to work, too sick to lead a team, too sick to show up for myself, let alone for others. But as I stepped ever so delicately toward the light at the end of that very sick tunnel, I found a race — one that seemed doable. Brian and I — long before we were engaged or married — were going up to Massachusetts for my nephew’s second birthday (lil’ baby Tyler — now we are getting ready to celebrate his ninth birthday!), and we found the Spring Sprint Duathlon at Smolak Farms nearby. We raced it as a relay team. I ran, then Brian rode, and then I ran again. The final running leg was only 1.5 miles or so, up and down the rows of the orchard. It was beautiful. I remember being so scared of how my stomach would behave that day, and so happy to be back on the run. (@coachcane and @sinquee were there, too!) And Brian and I won the relay division. We got to stand on the podium and everything — my first time ever being up there, and the views were wonderful! I’m pretty sure the only other teams in the relay division were parents racing with their children. But still. We won a set of hand towels! I still have them, buried somewhere in our storage unit. This memory pops up every year, and always serves as a reminder that the tunnel might be dark and scary and unpredictably long. But there is a light, and that one felt especially bright. ♥️

This week, at a glance... Flew back from Florida.

This week, at a glance... Flew back from Florida. Shared the first “Everyday Runner” episode on the Ali on the Run Show, with @jenjencorrea. (Get this: highest-download day on the Ali on the Run Show in weeks!) Announced the @pickybars @andmother_org live show with @fleshmanflyer, @alysiamontano, @stephrothstein, & @dharp100mh! (Sold 200 tickets in the first hour! Join us!) Got my second Pfizer shot. Had two exciting calls about fun summer projects and events. (I’m coming, NYC!) Sunburn started to peel. Did an IG Live with @cetetreault & @aftershokz. Shared podcast episode with @madsalm12, founder of @fueling_forward and member of Team Boss! Recorded upcoming episodes of the Ali on the Run Show with @megatron_runs & @sinclairejohnson! (Plus a solo Patreon episode, out now.) Went and saw a house... (Nothing to share yet. But OMG fun!) Had a call with a new Ali on the Run Show sponsor — and talked about a mini-retreat of sorts, next year. Maybe. Had a very productive and validating therapy session. I am equal parts energized and exhausted. Lots to be excited about right now. And also, tired! But mostly, peeling. It’s bad. I’m gross. Wear sunscreen. You’re doing great.

Hit me with your best shot! Second dose + a Dairy

Hit me with your best shot! Second dose + a Dairy Queen Blizzard (chocolate ice cream with peanut butter cups, always) = an afternoon well spent in an old, abandoned Sears. Fingers crossed I’ll be feeling good as hell tomorrow. If not, send more DQ. And more aloe, for the Florida sunburn. Please. Thank you!

Leaving Clearwater feeling happy, sleepy, sunburne

Leaving Clearwater feeling happy, sleepy, sunburned (it’s so bad), and grateful. Grateful for the opportunity, the new friends, and the chance to get to do what I love — cheering for runners — and calling it “work.” Grateful for the team at @millenniumrunning for making me feel like part of the family from day one. Grateful for all the new smiley faces I met at the races. (Thanks to everyone who said hi! I love you!) Grateful for aloe vera and Extra Strength Tylenol. And of course, grateful to be headed home to my family. I almost didn’t say yes to this trip. I was nervous and anxious and didn’t know what the “right” thing to do would be for me. Ultimately, I’m so so so happy I said yes. Being in Florida was like being in a different world, I will say that! A far cry from our little masked-up-everywhere bubble in New Hampshire. But overall, it was a wonderful experience with great people and (too much, way too much) sunshine.

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