The Mórrígan

One time a man at a bar told me I looked "exotic" so I told him he needed to get out more.

Happy Father's Day to the men out there who are such great dads that they set the bar unfathomably high.

What a 3 days! OH MY!

An Iowa HS State Track haiku "Kids these days are fast Seriously, it's stupid How fast these kids are"

@PoptartLudwig His advice is always a little nonsensical but also 100% accurate.

@Morgan_Casey That is...really good advice 😂

The type of life advice my dad gives is always stuff like, "Don't fight fire with fire unless you're 100% certain you're not fighting a pyromaniac," which is honestly one of my favorite things about him.

@ISUHawk @DrakeRelays Yes! 🙌🙌

The day after the @DrakeRelays is like the day after Christmas for Track & Field people.

Iowa HS T&F coaches please send proper pronunciations of your @DrakeRelays Q athletes ASAP. Send as audio file or phonetic spelling to mikejay59@gmail.com Thank You and Good Luck! @iatfcc

@stljoshwright @stevemagness 💯 When I was a kid who was good at running, I could race and not break a sweat, but once I became an Endurance Athlete the instant I did activity for more than 5 seconds my body was like "Oh I know what's happening. Let's engage the cooling mechanism!" 💦

@stevemagness I was told by a coach when I was a teenager that the fitter you are, the more instinctively your body shifts into “it’s time for work“ mode, and that’s why you get the huff-and-puff response so quickly when you do something like climb some stairs.

Every runner knows the opposite truth: The fitter you are, the more you question why going up stairs is so hard, when you are in peak mile or 5k shape. A truism among runners I know: the fitter you are the more the stairs hurt, the more you avoid them.

For a moment I thought they were introducing a cat version of the Beautiful Bulldog contest. Obviously, I need more coffee. 🥴

If I won the lottery tomorrow I would start an animal welfare org + YouTube channel and it would be called "Ace of Spayed" and we would wear ✨️the coolest✨️ leather vests while we were out doing TNR. ♠️✂️

@bertiewilber @zeta_globin How do you define "elderly" because I'm preeeeetty sure you're describing someone I know but he's only like 41. 🫣

there's a guy friend I have where all three of his last serious girlfriends literally were hospitalized for suicide attempts after all were pretty normal girls/unhospitalized/normal high achieving girls before he met them and if I was an epidemiologist this would drive me insane

@Predamame Why is everyone so obsessed with the different races though? Some of us just run for fun and don't see races at all.

I don't think you should be limited to just marathons. 5ks and 10ks are fine. Hell, you should even be allowed to consider 800s or miles.

@timleibold Got my PT on speed dial. 🏃🏽‍♀️

I found my running journal from high school and I'm tempted to try to follow it as a 32 year old just for funsies. Is this a mid-life crisis, or have I just had good health insurance for too long? 🤔

@Predamame A well run marathon is more difficult to execute, but an all out 5k is more difficult in terms of convincing yourself that you're not *actually* going to die from this thing you're doing. Both will have you questioning every decision you've made that lead you to this point.

A well-run marathon means your legs are screaming while walking around the next day. A well-run 5k means the temptation to drop out crosses your mind at some point during the race.

@jon_cronshaw My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult

Don't think about it. Don't try to be cool. What was your favourite book when you were twelve?

@SaraHackbarth @DavidSchwending What a lucky girl she was to be loved so much. 🤍

We said goodbye to our beloved, sweet Annie girl. Dogs don't know time, just love. So, although we only had just over 2 years with her, all Annie knew until the end was our love. She was a gift and we feel so blessed that we got to love her. The joy she brought will last forever.