#irunwithmaud

Post workout sweaty selfie. It’s okay. I ran, did a spin class and pushed 100lb double stroller with 2 kids up a big ass hill today
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If they weren’t afraid of you, they wouldn’t try to silence you.
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Reduced polling stations.
Voters being turned away from polling stations due to lack of ballots.
USPS Mailboxes being removed from neighborhoods.
Mail being slowed down.
States rejecting ballots due to ballots reaching late because of the mail slow down even if they are postmarked by the election date.

This what voter suppression looks like!!
Let’s elect change to put an end to it
There are primary elections being held in 3 states today: Alaska, Florida and Wyoming.
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In person voting for Alaska ends at 8pm. Mail in ballots must be postmarked with today’s date.
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In person voting for Florida ends at 8pm. Mail in ballots must be dropped off at a designated secure drop box by 7pm. DO NOT mail your ballot. It will NOT be counted.
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In person voting for Wyoming ends at 7pm. Mail in ballots must be hand delivered to your county clerk’s office no later than 7pm. DO NOT mail your ballot today. It will NOT be counted.
Make sure you sign ✍️your ballot ✉️
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Your voice matters. Your opinion matters. Your community matters. Your issues matter. Your rights matter. Your vote matters.
Go vote
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Breaking news!
I’m not running a marathon this year. I’m not running a half marathon either. Hell I’m not even running a 10k.
I have zero desire to run long distances right now and I’m perfectly okay with that.
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Before the pandemic hit, I was training for my first half marathon race after having my 2nd child. As much as I tried not to put pressure on myself, I still felt it.
Then I had a knee pain that required physical therapy and I thought “Oh shit.”
Then I kept getting sick thanks to having a little one in preschool bring home all the germs and I thought “Double Oh Shit!”
Then the pandemic hit and I cancelled my race(before they eventually cancelled) and felt relief. Like a weight was lifted off my shoulders.

I decided to take several weeks off and did spinning instead.

When I returned to running, it was in memory of Ahmaud Arbery. A 2.23 mile run that felt way harder than it should’ve. I was slow and felt so out of shape but I missed being outdoors so I decided to try again and again and again. Initially I was paying attention to all the numbers; pace, time, distance and would complain about my run. Then one day I stopped paying attention to the numbers and committed to just showing up for as long as my body felt good and then I would stop. Whether that was at mile 1 mile or mile 3. I would stop and walk home. I did this for a few weeks and something clicked. My mind and body felt better and I started to run stronger.

Instead of coming back from a run feeling defeated, I would come home with a big ole smile on my face and dance around for my cool down.

My runs right now are short and easy but super enjoyable which is exactly what I need them to be. 3-4x a week and having fun

Has your running or training changed during the pandemic?
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