Dealing With Disappointment
[Listen to an audio version of this podcast here.] I'm not sure when I was notified exactly, but it was sometime last winter. I got an...
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Sarah Rose
- Aug 4, 2019
- 4 min
Women Running Alone
According to a report from Running USA, the sport of running is dominated by women-nearly 63 percent of registered road racers in 2017...
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Sarah Rose
- Jul 18, 2019
- 3 min
Any Body is an Athlete's Body
It is no small secret that eating disorders plague the athletic world: the National Eating Disorder Association (NEDA), states that over...
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Sarah Rose
- Jul 11, 2019
- 3 min
Seeking Peace Through Running
Someone recently asked me, "Why do you spend so much time running?" This is a question that has been proffered to me countless times, and...
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Sarah Rose
- Jul 4, 2019
- 4 min
The Lure & Privilege of Extreme Sports
On a recent flight, I watched the documentary Free Solo, a film about Alex Honnold's solo climb up El Capitan, a 3,000 foot wall in...
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Sarah Rose
- May 30, 2019
- 4 min
Embracing Discomfort
“Suffering is the sole origin of consciousness.” ~ Dostoyevsky Last weekend, I drove myself to Mount San Antonio, a 10,000-foot peak west...
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Sarah Rose
- Mar 3, 2019
- 4 min
What Does it Mean to Waste a Life?
I recently went on a solo, 12 mile hike in Muir Woods State Park, just outside San Francisco. As I took in the vibrant forest, ocean...
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Sarah Rose
- Feb 17, 2019
- 4 min
On Running, Writing, and Solitude
I often find myself craving solitude. The deep desire for nobody to want nothing from me is sincere and deep. This is one reason I run—it...
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Sarah Rose
- Jan 20, 2019
- 3 min
The Parallels Between Running & Writing
"If you're going to while away the years, it's far better to live them with clear goals and fully alive then in a fog, and I believe...
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Sarah Rose
- Dec 19, 2018
- 7 min
A Timeline of My Eating Disorder
I am 9 years old, sitting in my fourth-grade spelling class. Despite my advanced reading ability, I am a sub-par speller, and studying at...
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Sarah Rose
- Dec 16, 2018
- 5 min
How I Got My Period Back
I recently wrote about how I lost my period for years, and how my eating disorder and competitive running contributed to it. I never...
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Sarah Rose
- Oct 14, 2018
- 4 min
7 Awful Things About Running
Anyone who knows me knows that I’m a runner. Nothing about “being a runner” is all that significant or glamorous. Some people speak in...
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Sarah Rose
- Sep 29, 2018
- 4 min
Exercise Obsession
I was in graduate school when I first worked up the courage to go see a therapist. I was studying hard for my masters, cramming my entire...
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