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The most common question I get about running ultras is how much I train. Depends, is always my answer. My training load depends on the race I’m training for, how healthy I am, how busy I am, and how tired I am. However, I typically run 45 miles each week at a minimum, and strength train at least twice. This week, I was three weeks out from my 100 miler and coming off big training week.

Brian Conwell recently competed in the Tempe Wheelchair Games in Arizona, winning several medals. The multi-event competitor trained for months to prepare for the games. Brian has competed in multiple events across the country after an industrial accident led to the loss of use of his legs during active duty.

No matter what happens this season, the Cleveland Browns are in serious trouble. If they win, they still lose in the eyes of many fans. If they lose, they lose. The Browns are in the middle of a total quarterback mess, and relief seems to be far off in the distance.

I am 9 years old, sitting in my fourth-grade spelling class. Despite my advanced reading ability, I am a sub-par speller, and studying at a third-grade level. In preparation for an upcoming test, the teacher has positioned the students in a circle, and we’re going around the room spelling words she assigns us out loud. When my turn comes, the teacher says, “chubby.” “Chubby” I say, “c-h-u-b-b-y.” As soon as I finish spelling the word, a boy next to me whispers audibly, “Yeah you are!” My heart feels too big, my face too hot. No one has every bullied me before. The same boy taunts me for the rest of the school year, and for the first time, I wonder what it means to be fat.

It is no small secret that eating disorders plague the athletic world: the National Eating Disorder Association (NEDA), states that over one-third of female athletes exhibit disordered behaviors that put them "at-risk" for anorexia nervosa. Though most athletes with eating disorders are female, male athletes are also at risk—especially those competing in sports that often over-emphasize athlete’s diet, appearance, size, and weight, such as wrestling, bodybuilding, dancing, skating, crew, and running.

In 2019 Destiny Littleton transferred from Texas to the University of South Carolina. Now, Destiny Littleton is competing in her senior basketball season at South Carolina. Littleton is 5’9 and a guard for the Gamecocks. I had the great pleasure of speaking with Destiny Littleton about her journey in life and basketball. Continue reading to hear about Destiny Littleton, her love for the game, and her goals in life.

For the once decorated WNBA player, Chloe Jackson, fashion was always a lingering passion, so her becoming a stylist came to no surprise. Now her journey encompasses a grand opening of an imminent business committed to the art of styling.

At 26 years old, Deonte Holden has accumulated an impressive resume that involves endeavors with education, sports, and business. Amid chaos, the triple threat go-getter has continuously maintained success, whilst staying balanced.