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Vermont City Marathon 2016

Posted on June 2, 2016 by chelseaschmidt

I was supposed to run this marathon last year, but alas! Got the pesky ARDs and it took months to recover, blah blah blah. I still went, however! I spectated and got to watch my friends Jefe and Gid crush … Continue reading →

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I’m alive.

Posted on January 2, 2016 by chelseaschmidt

In March of 2015 I was in a coma for a week because of a rare lung injury called ARDS. Look that shit up if you want to learn about a terrifying thing that can happen to your body! The … Continue reading →

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Winter Realness

Posted on February 9, 2015 by chelseaschmidt

This post title is inspired by all of the RuPaul’s Drag Race I’ve been watching. They just put the word “realness” after any combination of words and I feel that. Sometimes you’ve just got to serve some kind of realness, … Continue reading →

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Runishment 2015

Posted on February 4, 2015 by chelseaschmidt

It was a humid, vile, and cloudless day last September in Maryland. A flat farm road lay out before us and my buddy Jeff and I were in the middle of a 17 mile run (his first of that length). … Continue reading →

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DIY Slacker Crafts: Medal Hanger

Posted on October 22, 2014 by chelseaschmidt

Hear ye! Hear ye! Slackers unite! I am here to tell you that it is possible to suck at crafts, but still be able to make stuff. I know. Seems crazy, but sometimes my love of doing something new overrides … Continue reading →

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IT LIVES.

Posted on October 18, 2014 by chelseaschmidt

oh hey y’all! It’s only been, what? six months? I never wrote a Boston recap? What the heck is wrong with me! It was glorious! Sure, it was my slowest marathon at the time (3:47:03 but don’t worry, I went … Continue reading →

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Oh! I’m running a marathon in two days.

Posted on April 20, 2014 by chelseaschmidt

This has been a pretty radio silent training cycle for me. But, I figured, hey why not jump back in? Also I may or may not be carb loading with beer and pasta right now as I type this. Speaking … Continue reading →

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On Not Running

Posted on June 14, 2013 by chelseaschmidt

I have barely run since Eugene. At first it was on purpose. I wanted to take the entire week off after the race to thank my legs for the butt kickin’ they did. Then all of a sudden May had … Continue reading →

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Eugene Marathon Race Recap

Posted on May 2, 2013 by chelseaschmidt

I was up before my alarm went off on race morning and ready to go. Silas and Emma got up with me, too. It was so nice to eat breakfast and drink coffee with them. Having awesome company really eases … Continue reading →

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The Magical City of Portland

Posted on May 2, 2013 by chelseaschmidt

I’m still getting over jet lag and wondering if this past weekend really happened. It was one of those trips that just felt surreal and strangely perfect. Damn. I’m smiling again just thinking about. In all honesty I went into … Continue reading →

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