Running around the world.

People often express amazement (or shake their heads at how insane I am) when I get up early before whatever events are happening to squeeze in a run, but for me the run is part of the trip. I find such amazing things on early morning runs.

Fitness, Health, Motivation, RunningMeredith LyonsNovember 17, 2023running, health, MotivationComment

Random Acts of Kindness

Maybe some people are naturally generous. Or maybe they’ve experienced a recent dose of generosity themselves and feel like passing it on.

Running, KindnessMeredith LyonsOctober 7, 2022running, Kindness Comments

Achilles Tenonitis - light at the end of the tunnel

I searched all over the internet for information on this injury. Yes, I wanted answers and medically backed references that what I was doing in therapy was correct. But I also wanted to know that it was going to work. I wanted hope. I joined Facebook groups, I watched TikTok videos, I was insane and obsessed, y’all. But I’m putting this out there because I know someone else is probably doing the same right now and I’ll put this out there in case it helps. A lot of getting past this injury is mental.

Diet, Fitness, Health, Mental Training, Motivation, Resilience, RunningMeredith LyonsSeptember 23, 2022running, injury, coming back from injury, physical therapy, recovery, ResilienceComment

Learning Your Window of Tolerance

Everyone has a window. If you’re within your window, you’re calm, focused, you can handle things, you’re your best self. Some people have nice wide windows. Some people are dealing with things, like depression, ADHD, or a myriad of other issues—though no fault of their own—which narrows their window. It’s easier to push them off balance. If you know where the boundaries of your window are, it’s helpful.

Diet, Fitness, Health, Loss, Mental Training, Running, resilianceMeredith LyonsAugust 19, 2022running, recovery, injury, lossComment

How long am I supposed to be patient?

Since the start of spring, I have been forced into patience. I have been forced to go slower, more mindfully, in every passion in my life. I will hope that it is not forever, but I will try to learn.

Fitness, Health, Loss, Mental Training, Motivation, resiliance, Running, WritingMeredith LyonsJuly 8, 2022coming back from injury, writing, healing, growthComment

Let's talk about breathing, or rather, being unable to breathe.

I’ve never had a desire to scuba dive or go into space. I want oxygen to always be readily available to me. I think that’s because I know what it’s like to be unable to breathe.

Fitness, Running, HealthMeredith LyonsApril 15, 2022health, running, asthma Comment

It's not just running ~ when your body fails.

The past few times I’ve had to stop running for an injury, I’ve tried to put a positive spin on it. I don’t have it in me this time.

Fitness, Loss, RunningMeredith LyonsApril 1, 2022running, injury, fitness Comment

Collective Effervescence

I’m on a vacation!

Friends and Family, Relationships, Running, WomenMeredith LyonsOctober 15, 2021friendsComment

Hooray, Hooray, I'm your silver lining

This was potentially my most difficult entry to write yet. Everything right now is so fraught with tension and honestly, that’s boring to write about unless you have a new perspective on it or a way to relieve it. So I went a different way.

I like to take my own photos, but the one illustrating this entry of me and Dean was taken by our friend Edith. I have only resized it. No filters, no crops. It’s perfect as is.

Fighting 2019 all the way to the end

Getting through rough patches. Trying to give myself breaks. Moving through this year. Ready for the other side. Ready to be better and stronger and done with this lesson.

Friends and Family, Marriage, Mental Training, Relationships, RunningMeredith LyonsNovember 8, 2019Resilience, mental training, growth, healthComment

Coming back stronger

Unexpected side effects of an entire running season without running.

A month without running

What I learned from having to give up my favorite form of moving for a month.

Mental Training, Fitness, Motivation, RunningMeredith LyonsMay 30, 2018running, racing, injury, healing, mental trainingComment