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Leadville Training Diaries Week 2, Days 8-14
Training Week Recap: Amasa 25K & Leadville Countdown This week of training went really well. I spent the week prepping for my first...
Alyssa Rodriguez
5 days ago4 min read
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Back to Bethany | Easter Reflection: Mary Magdalene
I’ve always been drawn to stories of strong women who rise from personal darkness—who wrestle with their past, overcome shame, and emerge...
Alyssa Rodriguez
5 days ago3 min read
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Leadville Training Diaries, Week 1 Days 5-7
Leadville Training Update: Lessons in Humility and Consistency Writing daily check-ins seemed realistic when I made that initial goal,...
Alyssa Rodriguez
Apr 64 min read
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Leadville 100 Training Diaries, Week 1 Day 4
Not going to lie, this week is really long, but I'm making it. Luckily, I have a great job that’s not stressful. Since moving to...
Alyssa Rodriguez
Apr 55 min read
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Leadville 100 Training Diaries, Week 1, Day 3
Discipline Over Motivation Today, I feel tired. Three days in a row of 5:00 AM adoration, and my WHOOP band is reminding me that I’m in a...
Alyssa Rodriguez
Apr 24 min read
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Leadville 100 Training Diaries-Week 1, Day 2
Today was a perfect morning. JJ and I are committed to a holy hour of Eucharistic adoration at 5:00 AM. This is a sacred time to spend...
Alyssa Rodriguez
Apr 15 min read
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Leadville 100 Training Diaries-Week 1, Day 1
It's official—Leadville 100 trail run is 19 weeks away. Today is day 1 of training, which is always the easiest day, in my opinion. Why?...
Alyssa Rodriguez
Mar 315 min read
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My Road to Leadville: A Journey of Heart and Grit
My journey to Leadville has been quite an adventure. I stumbled into the world of ultra running after watching a documentary on Courtney...
Alyssa Rodriguez
Nov 4, 20242 min read
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5 Financial Tips For Healthy Money Management
"I need to save money for retirement." That statement alone just caused 4/5 women's heart rate to spike 20+ beats per minute. Maybe a...
Alyssa Rodriguez
Oct 29, 20243 min read
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5 Ways I Stayed Healthy During A Pandemic….And you can too!
One: Learn to be present Every day I have the same routine of eating, working, and sleeping. It was a cycle on rinse wash and repeat. I...
Alyssa Rodriguez
Oct 29, 20245 min read
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First 100 Mile Run
What's it like to run one hundred miles? Your feet hurt; that's the first thing that comes to mind. Your legs are tired, especially if...
Alyssa Rodriguez
Oct 28, 20244 min read
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World Walker
10-28-24 It was a private beach. He unlaced his shoes, peeled off his socks, took it all in…. The sun was setting, the sky had that...
Alyssa Rodriguez
Oct 28, 20242 min read
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An Ojibwe Story of Creation Analysis
The hero of our story can be the most unlikely character of all. But the most unassuming one will always rise above. Who is the hero of...
Alyssa Rodriguez
Jul 17, 20223 min read
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My Ode to Coffee and Big Bend
My body wakes up on its accord. There is no alarm clock, only the internal workings of my natural circadian rhythm. Finally, all the cogs...
Alyssa Rodriguez
Mar 26, 20221 min read
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'On Going Home'
“Home” is an interesting word-right? We all grow up in some kind of family. One may be OCD and so clean that a spec of dust could cause a...
Alyssa Rodriguez
Mar 19, 20222 min read
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How I Feel after running 30 Miles....Want to Join?
It was 30 degrees when I woke up at 5:30 in the morning on March 12, 2022. Today was race day. The best kind of days. The energy around...
Alyssa Rodriguez
Mar 13, 20224 min read
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Come Experience Washington, DC… In ONLY 1 Day!
I stepped off the plane as prepared as a Texan could be in temperatures below 50 degrees. I had on my soft white beanie, my fuzzy green...
Alyssa Rodriguez
Feb 14, 202210 min read
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Who Runs the World? An Alternate Theory among The Gentleman…
Guy Ritchie returns to the big screen with a colorful but slightly crude movie, about an American man living in London, ready to retire...
Alyssa Rodriguez
Feb 14, 20222 min read
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Unlock Your Full Potential
Creativity and curiosity. Two adjectives of my childhood and two simple words that cultivated my development into adulthood. I am now 30...
Alyssa Rodriguez
Feb 13, 20223 min read
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Imagination and Freedom
What sparks the imagination? Some would say art, music, creative writing, etc. In our current climate, there is a black cloud raining...
Alyssa Rodriguez
Feb 12, 20223 min read
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