Team Runner 321 reunion in LA! This weekend, I’ve had the pleasure of welcoming @chrisnikic, @rhondavetere, and @niknikic to LA. We’ve traveled to marathons and triathlons around the world together, all in service of @chrisnikic’s vision to make sports more accessible for everyone — especially people with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD). It was so special to have a fun vacation weekend to catch up, recharge, and eat alllll the delicious food after Chris’s recent successes at Challenge Roth and Ocean Lava Triathlon. Stay tuned for some exciting announcements in this space as we continue to grow the message that sport is for everyone, regardless of background, identity, or ability! This was the perfect weekend at home before heading on the road for a month of travel. Paris Olympics, see you in one week! #Runner321
We’re going to the Olympics! I’m heading to Paris this month to report on the 2024 Olympic Games, focusing on: 🧠 Athlete mental health and wellbeing ⚡️ Inspiring stories of resilience, grit, recovery, and inclusion 🎥 Breaking news and on-the-ground trends 🇫🇷 Travel, cultural, and brand insights in Paris If you’re going to the Olympics or would like to share a story pitch or introduction to an inspiring athlete, please reach out! I’ve experienced firsthand the transformative power of sport in my own journey of recovery from debilitating OCD. It’s a dream to connect with athletes at the top of their game, at an event that will bring the world together to celebrate the power of the human spirit. #Paris2024 #Olympics #ParisOlympics | Photos by @shawnmchavez
Honored to collaborate with @Calm, the world’s top mental health app, on a variety of projects to promote mental health, mindfulness, and wellbeing. Developing a mindfulness practice has been core to my own OCD recovery journey. Calm was the first resource my CBT therapist recommended when I started treatment in 2021. It was such a meaningful, full-circle moment to have Calm then sponsor my 7 triathlons on 7 continents in 7 days World Record to raise awareness for mental health, and to now include me as a voice in their app and community. I’m excited to share our most recent collaboration: I hosted a Calm Conversation with the incredible Dr. Moon to discuss resilience, self-compassion, community support, identity, and mental health for the LGBTQ community during Pride season. I’m grateful to Dr. Moon and the brilliant team at Calm for facilitating such a heartfelt, wide-ranging, and illuminating conversation. Thank you, Dr. Moon, for all your expertise and thought leadership making mental health more accessible and culturally relevant. I admire your work. You can listen now in the Calm app. 💙 Let me know what you think and if you have any questions!
Honored to collaborate with @Calm, the world’s top mental health app, on a variety of projects to promote mental health, mindfulness, and wellbeing. Developing a mindfulness practice has been core to my own OCD recovery journey. Calm was the first resource my CBT therapist recommended when I started treatment in 2021. It was such a meaningful, full-circle moment to have Calm then sponsor my 7 triathlons on 7 continents in 7 days World Record to raise awareness for mental health, and to now include me as a voice in their app and community. I’m excited to share our most recent collaboration: I hosted a Calm Conversation with the incredible Dr. Moon to discuss resilience, self-compassion, community support, identity, and mental health for the LGBTQ community during Pride season. I’m grateful to Dr. Moon and the brilliant team at Calm for facilitating such a heartfelt, wide-ranging, and illuminating conversation. Thank you, Dr. Moon, for all your expertise and thought leadership making mental health more accessible and culturally relevant. I admire your work. You can listen now in the Calm app. 💙 Let me know what you think and if you have any questions!
Honored to collaborate with @Calm, the world’s top mental health app, on a variety of projects to promote mental health, mindfulness, and wellbeing. Developing a mindfulness practice has been core to my own OCD recovery journey. Calm was the first resource my CBT therapist recommended when I started treatment in 2021. It was such a meaningful, full-circle moment to have Calm then sponsor my 7 triathlons on 7 continents in 7 days World Record to raise awareness for mental health, and to now include me as a voice in their app and community. I’m excited to share our most recent collaboration: I hosted a Calm Conversation with the incredible Dr. Moon to discuss resilience, self-compassion, community support, identity, and mental health for the LGBTQ community during Pride season. I’m grateful to Dr. Moon and the brilliant team at Calm for facilitating such a heartfelt, wide-ranging, and illuminating conversation. Thank you, Dr. Moon, for all your expertise and thought leadership making mental health more accessible and culturally relevant. I admire your work. You can listen now in the Calm app. 💙 Let me know what you think and if you have any questions!
Honored to collaborate with @Calm, the world’s top mental health app, on a variety of projects to promote mental health, mindfulness, and wellbeing. Developing a mindfulness practice has been core to my own OCD recovery journey. Calm was the first resource my CBT therapist recommended when I started treatment in 2021. It was such a meaningful, full-circle moment to have Calm then sponsor my 7 triathlons on 7 continents in 7 days World Record to raise awareness for mental health, and to now include me as a voice in their app and community. I’m excited to share our most recent collaboration: I hosted a Calm Conversation with the incredible Dr. Moon to discuss resilience, self-compassion, community support, identity, and mental health for the LGBTQ community during Pride season. I’m grateful to Dr. Moon and the brilliant team at Calm for facilitating such a heartfelt, wide-ranging, and illuminating conversation. Thank you, Dr. Moon, for all your expertise and thought leadership making mental health more accessible and culturally relevant. I admire your work. You can listen now in the Calm app. 💙 Let me know what you think and if you have any questions!
Honored to collaborate with @Calm, the world’s top mental health app, on a variety of projects to promote mental health, mindfulness, and wellbeing. Developing a mindfulness practice has been core to my own OCD recovery journey. Calm was the first resource my CBT therapist recommended when I started treatment in 2021. It was such a meaningful, full-circle moment to have Calm then sponsor my 7 triathlons on 7 continents in 7 days World Record to raise awareness for mental health, and to now include me as a voice in their app and community. I’m excited to share our most recent collaboration: I hosted a Calm Conversation with the incredible Dr. Moon to discuss resilience, self-compassion, community support, identity, and mental health for the LGBTQ community during Pride season. I’m grateful to Dr. Moon and the brilliant team at Calm for facilitating such a heartfelt, wide-ranging, and illuminating conversation. Thank you, Dr. Moon, for all your expertise and thought leadership making mental health more accessible and culturally relevant. I admire your work. You can listen now in the Calm app. 💙 Let me know what you think and if you have any questions!
World, meet my Godson: Jack Francis Michalka-Ringer. ❤️ @iamaly and @auhasardspr asked me to be Jack’s Godfather on my birthday, and I am still so moved by the honor. Aly — we’ve quite literally grown up together since we were 9 years old, supporting each other through the rollercoaster of life and all its milestones. I’m so grateful to walk (and dance!) the path of life alongside you. There’s a special kind of joy in seeing your closest friends grow and blossom, and I’ve been awed watching your journey to motherhood. You and Stephen are the most thoughtful, kind, attentive, loving, and fun parents. What an incredible new chapter you’re writing. Thank you for inviting me to be part of it. Jack — You are so loved, and I look forward to a lifetime of memories and adventures with you! ❤️
World, meet my Godson: Jack Francis Michalka-Ringer. ❤️ @iamaly and @auhasardspr asked me to be Jack’s Godfather on my birthday, and I am still so moved by the honor. Aly — we’ve quite literally grown up together since we were 9 years old, supporting each other through the rollercoaster of life and all its milestones. I’m so grateful to walk (and dance!) the path of life alongside you. There’s a special kind of joy in seeing your closest friends grow and blossom, and I’ve been awed watching your journey to motherhood. You and Stephen are the most thoughtful, kind, attentive, loving, and fun parents. What an incredible new chapter you’re writing. Thank you for inviting me to be part of it. Jack — You are so loved, and I look forward to a lifetime of memories and adventures with you! ❤️
World, meet my Godson: Jack Francis Michalka-Ringer. ❤️ @iamaly and @auhasardspr asked me to be Jack’s Godfather on my birthday, and I am still so moved by the honor. Aly — we’ve quite literally grown up together since we were 9 years old, supporting each other through the rollercoaster of life and all its milestones. I’m so grateful to walk (and dance!) the path of life alongside you. There’s a special kind of joy in seeing your closest friends grow and blossom, and I’ve been awed watching your journey to motherhood. You and Stephen are the most thoughtful, kind, attentive, loving, and fun parents. What an incredible new chapter you’re writing. Thank you for inviting me to be part of it. Jack — You are so loved, and I look forward to a lifetime of memories and adventures with you! ❤️
World, meet my Godson: Jack Francis Michalka-Ringer. ❤️ @iamaly and @auhasardspr asked me to be Jack’s Godfather on my birthday, and I am still so moved by the honor. Aly — we’ve quite literally grown up together since we were 9 years old, supporting each other through the rollercoaster of life and all its milestones. I’m so grateful to walk (and dance!) the path of life alongside you. There’s a special kind of joy in seeing your closest friends grow and blossom, and I’ve been awed watching your journey to motherhood. You and Stephen are the most thoughtful, kind, attentive, loving, and fun parents. What an incredible new chapter you’re writing. Thank you for inviting me to be part of it. Jack — You are so loved, and I look forward to a lifetime of memories and adventures with you! ❤️
World, meet my Godson: Jack Francis Michalka-Ringer. ❤️ @iamaly and @auhasardspr asked me to be Jack’s Godfather on my birthday, and I am still so moved by the honor. Aly — we’ve quite literally grown up together since we were 9 years old, supporting each other through the rollercoaster of life and all its milestones. I’m so grateful to walk (and dance!) the path of life alongside you. There’s a special kind of joy in seeing your closest friends grow and blossom, and I’ve been awed watching your journey to motherhood. You and Stephen are the most thoughtful, kind, attentive, loving, and fun parents. What an incredible new chapter you’re writing. Thank you for inviting me to be part of it. Jack — You are so loved, and I look forward to a lifetime of memories and adventures with you! ❤️
Join me to Move for Mental Health ⤵️ May is Mental Health Awareness Month. One of the most powerful ways to improve your mental wellbeing is through exercise and mindful movement. Commit to #moveformentalhealth: 1. Pledge to do some form of appropriately challenging movement every day in May. I’ll be running a 10K every day. 2. Drop a comment below or DM me to let me know how you’re moving for mental health. 3. Share your progress and updates with #moveformentalhealth and tag me for ongoing encouragement and support. #mentalhealth #mentalhealthawareness #mentalhealthawarenessmonth
I don’t have to do this; I get to do this. Thank you, London, for an unforgettable trip, new friends, and a marathon full of heart. It’s never too late to reinvent yourself and take that first step towards trying something new. The past two weeks kinda feel like a dream — running the Boston and London marathons six days apart, guiding two incredibly inspiring athletes, celebrating my mom’s birthday, spending time with lifelong friends and developing new ones, announcing a dream collaboration. When I laced up for my first long run during quarantine, I never imagined that the sport would bring me here. Grateful is an understatement. #londonmarathon
I don’t have to do this; I get to do this. Thank you, London, for an unforgettable trip, new friends, and a marathon full of heart. It’s never too late to reinvent yourself and take that first step towards trying something new. The past two weeks kinda feel like a dream — running the Boston and London marathons six days apart, guiding two incredibly inspiring athletes, celebrating my mom’s birthday, spending time with lifelong friends and developing new ones, announcing a dream collaboration. When I laced up for my first long run during quarantine, I never imagined that the sport would bring me here. Grateful is an understatement. #londonmarathon
I don’t have to do this; I get to do this. Thank you, London, for an unforgettable trip, new friends, and a marathon full of heart. It’s never too late to reinvent yourself and take that first step towards trying something new. The past two weeks kinda feel like a dream — running the Boston and London marathons six days apart, guiding two incredibly inspiring athletes, celebrating my mom’s birthday, spending time with lifelong friends and developing new ones, announcing a dream collaboration. When I laced up for my first long run during quarantine, I never imagined that the sport would bring me here. Grateful is an understatement. #londonmarathon
I don’t have to do this; I get to do this. Thank you, London, for an unforgettable trip, new friends, and a marathon full of heart. It’s never too late to reinvent yourself and take that first step towards trying something new. The past two weeks kinda feel like a dream — running the Boston and London marathons six days apart, guiding two incredibly inspiring athletes, celebrating my mom’s birthday, spending time with lifelong friends and developing new ones, announcing a dream collaboration. When I laced up for my first long run during quarantine, I never imagined that the sport would bring me here. Grateful is an understatement. #londonmarathon
I don’t have to do this; I get to do this. Thank you, London, for an unforgettable trip, new friends, and a marathon full of heart. It’s never too late to reinvent yourself and take that first step towards trying something new. The past two weeks kinda feel like a dream — running the Boston and London marathons six days apart, guiding two incredibly inspiring athletes, celebrating my mom’s birthday, spending time with lifelong friends and developing new ones, announcing a dream collaboration. When I laced up for my first long run during quarantine, I never imagined that the sport would bring me here. Grateful is an understatement. #londonmarathon
I don’t have to do this; I get to do this. Thank you, London, for an unforgettable trip, new friends, and a marathon full of heart. It’s never too late to reinvent yourself and take that first step towards trying something new. The past two weeks kinda feel like a dream — running the Boston and London marathons six days apart, guiding two incredibly inspiring athletes, celebrating my mom’s birthday, spending time with lifelong friends and developing new ones, announcing a dream collaboration. When I laced up for my first long run during quarantine, I never imagined that the sport would bring me here. Grateful is an understatement. #londonmarathon
I don’t have to do this; I get to do this. Thank you, London, for an unforgettable trip, new friends, and a marathon full of heart. It’s never too late to reinvent yourself and take that first step towards trying something new. The past two weeks kinda feel like a dream — running the Boston and London marathons six days apart, guiding two incredibly inspiring athletes, celebrating my mom’s birthday, spending time with lifelong friends and developing new ones, announcing a dream collaboration. When I laced up for my first long run during quarantine, I never imagined that the sport would bring me here. Grateful is an understatement. #londonmarathon
I don’t have to do this; I get to do this. Thank you, London, for an unforgettable trip, new friends, and a marathon full of heart. It’s never too late to reinvent yourself and take that first step towards trying something new. The past two weeks kinda feel like a dream — running the Boston and London marathons six days apart, guiding two incredibly inspiring athletes, celebrating my mom’s birthday, spending time with lifelong friends and developing new ones, announcing a dream collaboration. When I laced up for my first long run during quarantine, I never imagined that the sport would bring me here. Grateful is an understatement. #londonmarathon
I don’t have to do this; I get to do this. Thank you, London, for an unforgettable trip, new friends, and a marathon full of heart. It’s never too late to reinvent yourself and take that first step towards trying something new. The past two weeks kinda feel like a dream — running the Boston and London marathons six days apart, guiding two incredibly inspiring athletes, celebrating my mom’s birthday, spending time with lifelong friends and developing new ones, announcing a dream collaboration. When I laced up for my first long run during quarantine, I never imagined that the sport would bring me here. Grateful is an understatement. #londonmarathon
Congratulations, @chrisnikic, on your newest World Record: The first person with Down Syndrome to complete all six World Marathon Major races. I am inspired by the movement you’re building: to encourage people with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD) to build confidence, strength, resilience — and most importantly, community and inclusion — through sport. Your message of 1% better every day is empowering so many new people to realize that it’s never too late to try something new and develop expertise. Thank you for trusting me to be one of your guides for this Six Star Journey, along with the incredible @rhondavetere and @amandakenny87, who graciously mentored me on how to be an effective support runner. We are so proud and honored to be on your team. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Running is for everyone, and we’re just getting started in ensuring this sport is accessible and supportive of all. #Runner321 #wmmajors #sixstarfinisher #londonmarathon #berlinmarathon #tokyomarathon #bostonmarathon
Congratulations, @chrisnikic, on your newest World Record: The first person with Down Syndrome to complete all six World Marathon Major races. I am inspired by the movement you’re building: to encourage people with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD) to build confidence, strength, resilience — and most importantly, community and inclusion — through sport. Your message of 1% better every day is empowering so many new people to realize that it’s never too late to try something new and develop expertise. Thank you for trusting me to be one of your guides for this Six Star Journey, along with the incredible @rhondavetere and @amandakenny87, who graciously mentored me on how to be an effective support runner. We are so proud and honored to be on your team. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Running is for everyone, and we’re just getting started in ensuring this sport is accessible and supportive of all. #Runner321 #wmmajors #sixstarfinisher #londonmarathon #berlinmarathon #tokyomarathon #bostonmarathon
