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beautiful sister, beautiful friend

This morning my sister Jodi sent me a quote she received from Runner’s World and I just had to share because it resonated so deeply with me.

There is something beautiful about working so hard that you are reduced to silence next to your friends. Some friendships never get to the level where silence is comfortable, let alone productive or healing. Some friends will never understand the unspoken.

-Kristin Armstrong, author and runner

Me and Jodi before a track workout, 2010

My sister Jodi is my running buddy (to put it in the simplest of terms). We have a connection that runs deep, and is only made stronger when we are out on the trails and roads running or racing together. Or apart. The connection is always there, no matter what. Usually very few words are exchanged between the two of us when we are running. After a bit of silence one of us might go to say something only to be interrupted by the other laughing and smiling because she was about to say the same exact thing. When we’re not running though and are just in the midst of our daily lives, we talk a few times a day and chatter non stop with a natural ease and comfortable openness that is completely uncensored.

Jodi and me after a 12 mile training run, 2010

Can you relate to this, too? Do you have running buddies who you connect with on that level?

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Hi, I'm Jess!

Thanks for visiting my blog! I’m a runner, a coach, and an artist whose work’s purpose is to celebrate and encourage others on the run. I started running over 20 years ago when I signed up for my first marathon, and since then it has become an integral part of me and how I live my life. Running changed me in ways I never could have imagined, and has continued to lead me down a path of personal and professional growth and self discovery. On this blog I love sharing stories about my journey, talking about the lessons I’ve learned along the way and connecting with all of you. Thank you for being here!