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BIG NEWS!!! On Sat, Sep 14, Iām making a comeback to running and hosting a K Comeback 5K at Jamaica Pond. Iām also fundraising a scholarship for neuro-adaptive athletes to get access to gyms like mine and improve QoL! #BetterThanGoodEnough
Check it out!!
gofundme.com/f/join-kristinsā¦
ā¦I act like itās my birthday everyday š„³š„³
Ran a birthday 5K! Would love to go harder but this is whatās safe. Weāre building! #BetterThanGoodEnough#ComebackEra
ALT Blonde woman with aviator sunglasses and a gray tank top smiling outside of a gym sign that says Fit to Function. Better Than Good Enough
ALT Apple Watch fitness data from a 5K run that took 41m
Just when I think things canāt get any stranger (medically), this week I learned I have a midgut malrotation and left sided appendix. One review I read claims it occurs in 0.03% to 0.5% of live births.
I am the intersection of so many rare medical statistics. Itās bananas.
I stopped and looked up. Admiring the hazy sky under a lush canopy of mature trees. A few feet ahead, I saw another older woman doing the same.
āBeautiful, isnāt it?ā I said
āSpectacular.ā She replied.
Fam. Life is short. Enjoy it. Take it all in.
ALT A brown iron scalloped shape fountain with a large catch basin has water spouting up. Under string lights (which are off because itās daylight) in a city park. The skies are hazy gray and washed out. The park is lined with lush, mature tree cover.
ALT Ed Sheeran performing at night at Boston Calling. Heās small and barely recognizable. Ed is front and center with a guitar. Colorful oranges, red and yellow lighting / imagery are on a large screen in the back. To the front there is a massive screen with Ed on it and itās intentionally styled to be washed out but still cool looking.
ALT Hozier playing at Boston Calling as the sunset sets over the festival stage. Thereās yellow / orange sunset colors with evening clouds rolling in. Hozier is in the middle of the stage. Barely recognizable at this distance. Blue/purple and white overhead lights shine from the top over him and his band. Two large screens flank the stage where you can see Hozierās face and his distinctive long hair. Heās crooning into the song āWould That Iā chorus that has an awesome line, āitās not tonight⦠that I hold you tightā¦ā
ALT The Killers perform on the Boston Calling main stage. Itās late and dark under a warm evening sky. The lights are hazy. All you can see is the lead singer of the Killers on a big screen. Heās dressed in a black suit and standing singing. The rest of the stage is barely recognizable from this distance. Itās dark and bright.
SO beyond grateful to have Fit to Function in my life. In a world where I am passed around like a hot potato, working with Jenna is a huge blessing!
She makes me feel human again. #betterthangoodenoughinstagram.com/reel/C69NQEouBā¦
Ah, the meditation of a chocolate croissant by the river on a nice day.
ALT A white woman with manicured nails holds a chocolate croissant in a wax paper pouch in front of a salt and pepper standard schnauzer on pavers sitting looking hungry. The schnauzer has impeccable eyebrows and looks attentive. Behind him is a bed of flowers and more walking paths. Behind that is the Charles River and Cambridge skyline. They are at the Boston Esplanade.
Yesterday I safely ran nearly 5K. Itās a HUGE milestone for me.
Iāve had two vascular events around being more active. Doing what I love while being safe is critical to my recovery.
Iām so grateful to have found this rehab program. Itās doing wonders for my mental health.
ALT Outdoor run recap from Apple Fitness: 236 active calories and distance of 3.04mi
ALT Apple Fitness days showing a run thatās almost entirely Zone 1 & Zone 2.
ALT Freshly groomed salt and pepper standard schnauzer sitting looking at camera in front of a bed of colorful spring tulips in peak bloom in a park with a bronze statue in the back
Marlee the therapy dog is one of the best parts of my new adaptive fitness gym, Fit to Function.
Trying to safely add more activity to my life. š¤š»
ALT Adorable mature dog with a peppered snout sitting with flat ears and a blonde girl with rose colored glasses smiling behind her