Over the past few posts, we’ve explored the heart behind New Year’s traditions, goals, reflection, and nourishing our bodies — not as pressure-filled checklists, but as invitations to live with more intention, compassion, and courage.
Here’s a look at the stories shaping this season:
🎯 The History of New Year’s Resolutions
We traced resolutions from ancient rituals to modern self-improvement — and reframed them not as guilt-driven promises, but as compassionate commitments to growth and alignment.
🏃 New Year’s Resolutions for Runners & Chronic-Health Athletes
This post spoke to runners who navigate health challenges, focusing on sustainable goals around fueling, strength, recovery, joy, and mindset — because progress only matters when it’s kind.
📝 My Own New Year’s Resolutions
Here, I shared personal intentions for the year ahead, including becoming more organized and mindful — not to reinvent myself, but to show up with deeper presence in everyday life.
🎆 New Year’s Eve Traditions in the United States
We explored the nostalgic rituals that make New Year’s Eve meaningful — from fireworks and countdowns to reflection and gratitude-filled gatherings.
🌄 End-of-Year Trail Running Reflection
This journal-style reflection looked back on a year of trail running — the miles that healed, the climbs that strengthened, and the deep gratitude I feel for a body that continues to show up, even when it needs extra care.
🍚 Macro Tracking Apps — A Tool, Not a Ruler
In this post, I shared how I currently use MyFitnessPal to track macros as a gentle awareness tool — not a judge. We talked about the benefits, the mental-health risks, and how to keep tracking compassionate and flexible. (Plus, a humorous comparison of popular apps — because fueling should support joy, not stress!)
🌄 A Preview of the Leadville Journal Series
Where Grit Meets Altitude — and Story Meets Legacy
This year, I’m returning to Leadville, Colorado — the high-altitude mountain town rooted in my family history — for my third year of racing, and my first year stepping up to the Leadville Trail Marathon.
The Leadville Journal Series gathers the whole journey:
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• family stories woven into Leadville’s mining past
• reflections on courage, fueling, faith, and altitude
• and what it means to run here as The Fed Diabetic Runner
It’s not just about racing —
it’s about legacy, resilience, and caring for a body that still dreams big.
(Stay tuned — more entries are coming soon 💚)
The Thread That Ties It All Together
Across every post, one truth keeps rising:
✨ New Year’s isn’t about becoming someone new.
✨ It’s about honoring who you already are —
with more presence, more nourishment, and more courage.
On the trail.
In our health.
In our stories.
In our hearts.
We are learning to live fed — in every sense of the word.
And that feels like the best kind of beginning.
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