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December 2016: Washingtonian Magazine: “These Holiday Decorations Will Get You In the Christmas Spirit”

2016 – 2017 DRINKMaple Athlete Ambassador (15% off purchases with code FRIENDOFBROWN at the Drink Maple shop) chugmore-01-e1447822208299

2017 Credit Union Cherry Blossom 10-Miler Race Ambassador

2016 Oiselle Volee Team Runner

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Annapolis Running Classic 2015 A-Team Member and Race Ambassador

March 3, 2015: RunHaven’s list of “Funniest Tweets of the NYC Marathon Lottery”

June 24, 2013: Active Life DC‘s “From the Twittersphere: GPS Recommendations for Runners“

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Absolutely bitterly cold run with the @runpacers Jingle All the Way 15K this morning. 🥶Even colder than yesterday’s half-marathon at the beach!! Just ran this one for fun because the medal is purple and the hat is adorable. My legs are huuuuuurting but hey, I got another purple medal!! 😀💜#jingleallthewayrun #jinglealltheway15k #foreveryrun #rundc #holidayrun ❤️💚🎅🏼🤶🏼🎄⭐️

Santa hats and ocean waves totally go together in my book.☺️I just love coming to the beach in December! #rehobothbeach #christmasinthesand #offseason #delaware

Posting another one because WHAT. #rehobothbeach #sunrisebeach

Third year pacing the Rehoboth Seashore Half-Marathon and definitely the coldest one to date!! I came in at 2:14:31 with a cadence of 170. Truth be told, I had serious doubts that I could pace this time. But I prayed my legs would be swift and on pace, not for me but for the people who were counting on me. I kept saying to myself, “Not for me; for them.” Praise the Lord, I pulled it off. ☺️☺️Oh and literally no editing on those beach sunrise pics!! #rehobothhalfmarathon #rehobothbeach #beastpacing

Can’t wait to be at the beach again this weekend for another #rehobothseashorehalf. It’s been a hard week. And I really love the ocean during the off-season. #rehobothbeach #delawareshore #tbt #rehobothhalfmarathon

Waited in the cold for about two hours, another hour indoors, but it was worth it. What a powerful image that I hope I never forget. #remembering41 #georgehwbush #bush41 #publicservice #mrpresident

Farewell and thank you, President Bush. ❤️💙🇺🇸#remember41

Almost didn’t get out there tonight, but there was a beautiful sunset the whole way. Took the loop past Arlington Cemetery and was about to run west toward the entrance and back down the north side heading east to match up to the trail along Jefferson Davis Highway, but was stopped and BERATED by a guard who thought I was trying to get into the cemetery. Even when I told him I was just running the loop. This is a loop I’ve run dozens of times, at the encouragement of the guards there because the area is high-traffic and it’s a safer way to cross, but as of late, it seems I’m constantly being yelled at by someone over there for doing that. It’s gotten to the point that I am afraid to run over there because I don’t want the confrontation, but it’s so close to where I live that I don’t often have the choice. I ended up writing an email to the cemetery administrator: either this is allowed or it is not. I asked them to make this clear and train their guards better (and to train them to treat people better... I don’t think being yelled at and nearly blocked physically when it’s clear there’s a misunderstanding is necessary). I’m not trying to be disrespectful of the grounds; it didn’t even occur to me to try this until the guards encouraged me so I could cross safer. Anyone else ever encounter this when you try to run over there? What are your experiences? I have enjoyed the ability to do that because it is safer, but also happy to go back to what I used to do. Or avoid the whole area altogether. The guards there have been awful lately and I don’t like being treated like I’m trying to break into the place. The entire place could use some better pedestrian signage. Whatever the rule allows or doesn’t allow, it put a sour note on my run. 😒I’m someone who is usually a little too respectful of laws, rules, and authority, so I don’t enjoy being treated like someone with ill intentions. Rant over...

Can’t overstate how perfect it was on the water today. Mild air temps in the mid-50’s and even the water didn’t feel all that cold. It was such a beautiful blue-green and almost like glass. It warmed up a bit while I was out there and I paddled through a little fog, which was quite beautiful. Donned my Santa hat for a little while and listened to Christmas music while I paddled up and around Three Sisters and looped the Georgetown Waterfront a couple times. Perfect paddle day! #justagirlandherpaddleboard #potomacriver #mydccool #december #holidayseason #boatingindc

My heart is here right now, in the Florida Keys, which is where I would be heading this weekend if I could make it work. This spot right here, on the bay side of Indian Key just near Islamorada, felt like absolute heaven to me. Clear blue water, a beautiful sunset. A couple of years back, after dealing with yet another crushing blow to my already broken heart, I decided I’d had enough of the cold and looked for the first thing I could do to feel joy again and checked “visit the Florida Keys” off my bucket list. It was an opportune time, as I’d been a pacer for the Islamorada Half-Marathon that weekend, and it was also a bitterly cold December in DC. The weekend get-away didn’t heal my sadness, it didn’t give me back what I really wanted, but it did give me hope, which I didn’t expect to find so soon. It’s become an annual thing for me to visit the Keys every year... well, at least for the last two years it has. Because of the hurricane in 2017, my trip was pushed to February of this year, but I won’t be able to make it back this week because of my trip to Europe in September and again in April and with lots of family stuff this fall and into next year. But there’s still a lot I have saved for this place that has become my happy place away from home. I want to paddleboard to Alligator Reef, snorkel the coral reefs at John Pennekamp State Park and see the underwater statue of Jesus Christ. Camp under the stars at Dry Tortugas. I’m still looking for the best Key Lime pie, and I’ve saved Key West for when the timing is right. For now, I can be glad I decided to turn sorrow into an opportunity to find joy and hope again. When it feels like the walls are crushing in on you, all you can do is escape and I highly recommend it if you’re there right now (and I’m so sorry if you are... but you can survive this). Checking stuff off your bucket list, and yes even solo traveling, is a great way to regain some sanity.🌴☀️🦞🏄🏼‍♀️🐓❎#floridakeys #keysstrong #solotravel #justagirlandherpaddleboard #waydownhere

Coffee and conference calls. #telework #annapolis

Union Station is looking festive! 🎄❤️💚⭐️#christmastimeishere #mydccool

Helping my mom and sister put up the family Christmas tree! Usually I’m in DC for Thanksgiving and I don’t come back until Christmas, so this is a rare occurrence. Heading back tomorrow and then back again in three weeks! #homefortheholidays #ohchristmastree #christmasinnebraska

And she’s next! #twins #omahawedding

She was a beautiful bride. And today was a fairytale for her. As her big sister, that’s all I wanted for her. A couple of highlights from a whirlwind wedding day for the beautiful Mrs. Moss. ❤️🧡💙#mossbelove2k18 #omahawedding #littlesisgetsmarried

The bride and wedding party getting ready! #littlesisgetsmarried #mossbelove2k18

Rehearsal shenanigans ☺️#littlesisgetsmarried #mossbelove2k18 #omahawedding

Today’s run was one of those break-through runs that you fight to have. It’s been months of sluggish runs and low cadence, and I often wondered if I would ever see speed again. Rest, strengthening work, and nutrition just didn’t seem to help. Even today, somewhere around mile 2, I wondered if I even had 5 miles in me and almost called it at 3 miles. But I did my absolute best to focus on the basics— cadence metronome set at 166 (better than what it has been), breathing deep and thoroughly instead of shallowly in reaction to the pain, lifting my knees instead of shuffling along, thinking about my kickback. Much to my surprise, the elements of form made running faster feel easier and I had a really great 5-mile tempo run with an average 9:57 pace. As hard as it is, as futile as it seems, you haaaave to keep showing up. Can’t be taking great runs like this for granted anymore. #runlife #runchat #keepshowingup #formcheck

Bachelorette party festivities! Started out at Create, painting fun word art, progressed to Roja for Mexican food, ended the night at Baby Blue Sushi with sushi and a fishbowl! #littlesistergetsmarried #mossbelove2k18 #bacheloretteparty

Thanksgiving with family isn’t the same without a Nertz tournament! We’ve been playing this game for about as long as I can remember. ☺️#Thanksgiving #familyfun #nertz

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