Our teammate, Maria Dalzot, along with seven other incredible women (Hillary Allen, Ashley Hunter Arnold, Elinor Fish, Heidi Kumm, Bree Lambert, Gina Lucrezi, and Krissy Moehl), have just launched www.trailsisters.net. These women inspire others to lead healthy lifestyles while adventuring outdoors and protecting Earth’s playgrounds. The site hosts a Trail Talk blog, which will offer training and nutrition tips, adventures tails, motivational messages, insightful articles, media and brand links as well as a Tack Board. Get to know the creators and contributors by reading their bios HERE! In their most recent blog titled, Running out of My Mind: Facing Fear & Anxiety One Run at a Time, Dalzot writes about her experience with anxiety and racing. Here’s a clip from her article:
Fear is the primary motivator of the human species. This is why advertisers use fear to sell products. Fear that we won’t look as good as we should to sell make-up, hair replacement formulas and clothes. Fear that we will embarrass ourselves in order to sell underarm deodorant, denture adhesive and teeth whitening products. Fear that we will be seen as unsuccessful to sell cars, jewelry and watches. This is also why politicians use fear to sell themselves. Fear of their opponent and what they will do, fears of the deficit, fear of the future, fear of people who aren’t like you.
I have run some of the most competitive trail races across the country. I have won a US National trail title and a North American mountain running title. I have been on multiple US Mountain Running teams competing at the North American and World Mountain Running Championships. By all accounts I am an accomplished athlete; I’m well educated, fit and healthy and lead a comfortable middle class life. I have loving and supportive friends and family. I am proud and happy with my life. Despite all this, when someone tells me how incredible I am and how much I inspire them, I feel like an impostor.
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