Tag: recovery
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Race Report: SOB 50 Mile
By Francesco M. Sunseri Ok so the Sean O’Brien 50k… I mean, 50 Mile… Wait, I can explain. This race was first discussed as I was getting my haircut. My barber and friend, Jonah Passmore, was fresh off his PCT through-hike and was explaining his plan to run Sean O’Brian 50k. I was intrigued but,…
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Whetstone
At the edge of a dull blade I teeter, cutting teeth with a vicious grin. The road travelled is pain and sorrow laid brick by brick, but I am the mason of my creation. The storm in soul beats against the weathered sails, only to remain contained momentum. Breaking chains echo in the canyons of…
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The Devil’s Hands
In this valley beneath the white peaks, My tasks are checked swiftly as creeks. Through this day I go along, as I listen to birds sing their sweet song. For all thy chores are dutifully done, racing to beat the setting of Sun. As the Sun falls and my hands become still, a shadow clad…
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Duality: Competition and Camaraderie
By Francesco M. Sunseri It’s 4am, your eyes are sleepy and still heavy from the restless sleep you had the night before. As you shut off the alarm and adjust to the searing lights above, an ember in your soul ignites into a burning desire. You are propelled out of bed in a manic fashion,…
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Edge of Limits
by Francesco M. Sunseri Why do I do this? We know the limit. We know it is a place where we lost control so many times before, when we let ourselves succumb to the impulse and teeter over the edge. We know it will break us down to nothing, but forward we move. We run…
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