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J Taylor

Pinned

On Joy, Despair, and High Mileage

Running to heal, running to change

Mar 1

On Joy, Despair, and High Mileage

Mar 1

Pinned

Rediscovering my city by walking every street

50K in 50 States by 50 Years Old

Apr 26, 2022

Rediscovering my city by walking every street

Apr 26, 2022

Faking it with no goal of making it

Realising I need to act like an athlete even if I don’t think of myself that way

May 9, 2024

Faking it with no goal of making it

May 9, 2024

Working hard to be awful at something

Watching the backs of all the other runners disappear off to faster finish times and trying to be OK with it

Apr 18, 2024

Working hard to be awful at something

Apr 18, 2024

All runs are just training runs

But sometimes you pay a fee and awesome volunteers feed you and give you a medal at the end

Jan 7, 2024

All runs are just training runs

Jan 7, 2024

50in50by50 State #20: North Carolina

50K in 50 States by 50 Years Old

Mar 26, 2023

50in50by50 State #20: North Carolina

Mar 26, 2023

50in50by50 State #19: South Carolina

50K in 50 States by 50 Years Old

Mar 25, 2023

50in50by50 State #19: South Carolina

Mar 25, 2023

Rewiring my brain in middle age by walking an absurd amount

50K in 50 States by my 50th year: Personal Reflections After a Year of Lots of Walking

Dec 30, 2022

An animated image showing each state the author has completed this year.

Dec 30, 2022

50in50by50 State #18: Texas

50K in 50 States by 50 Years Old

Dec 27, 2022

Endangered whooping cranes and a pair of sandhills stand in front of a Texas home in Rockport, TX. Photo by author December 2022.

Dec 27, 2022

50in50by50 State #17: Vermont

50K in 50 States by 50 Years Old

Dec 17, 2022

50in50by50 State #17: Vermont

Dec 17, 2022

50in50by50 State #16: Nevada

50K in 50 States by 50 Years Old

Sep 25, 2022

50in50by50 State #16: Nevada

Sep 25, 2022

50in50by50 State #15: New Jersey

50K in 50 States by 50 Years Old

Jul 2, 2022

50in50by50 State #15: New Jersey

Jul 2, 2022

50in50by50 State #14: Maryland

50K in 50 States by 50 Years Old

Jun 27, 2022

50in50by50 State #14: Maryland

Jun 27, 2022

50in50by50 State #13: West Virginia

50K in 50 States by 50 Years Old

Jun 21, 2022

50in50by50 State #13: West Virginia

Jun 21, 2022

50in50by50 State #12: Connecticut

50K in 50 States by 50 Years Old

May 1, 2022

50in50by50 State #12: Connecticut

May 1, 2022

50in50by50 State #11: Rhode Island

50K in 50 States by 50 Years Old

Apr 3, 2022

50in50by50 State #11: Rhode Island

Apr 3, 2022

50in50by50 State #10: Maine

50K in 50 States by 50 Years Old

Mar 14, 2022

50in50by50 State #10: Maine

Mar 14, 2022

Walking till it hurts, then walking some more

50Km in 50 states by 50 years old: On suffering for absolutely no reason in pursuit of a self-imposed goal.

Feb 26, 2022

Walking till it hurts, then walking some more

Feb 26, 2022

50in50by50 State #9: Pennsylvania

50K in 50 States by 50 Years Old

Feb 23, 2022

50in50by50 State #9: Pennsylvania

Feb 23, 2022

50in50by50 State #8: Delaware

50K in 50 States by 50 Years Old

Feb 15, 2022

50in50by50 State #8: Delaware

Feb 15, 2022

J Taylor

J Taylor

Exploring the US and beyond - and my own brain - through running and walking. We walk on stolen land. Doing my best to amplify Indigenous voices wherever I go.

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