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It Could Be You ~ What Domestic Violence Actually Looks Like

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It has been some time since I posted here. I only post when I feel I need or want to. The subject must be important to me in order to want to share my thoughts with the few of you who may read this.   I am pretty sure that none of you know what exactly I do for work. Well, one small part of my job is redacting audio and video for the Police Department. Now that we have body cameras and a new recording system that small part of my job has increased. With that I now see and hear more than I ever did before. This week as I was redacting a case my gut hurt and I felt sick. I was listening to a woman tell officers all the reasons why her former partner would never follow through on threats to her life. All I could think about was Mary. All I could think about was all these excuses mean nothing when one event can end your life. One event that will forever change your friends and family’s life. One event that you never thought would really happen will destroy you and your loved one’s ...

Thank You....

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To say that this year has been a roller coaster of emotions would be an understatement. This year was a year of firsts and with that always comes heightened emotions. Good, bad and ugly ( crying). Although technically its my 12th year racing-from sprint tri's to 24 hour bikes-2017 was my 1st year. The first year with a body that worked (most of the time). I have known for 15 years that something was wrong but assumed it was my fault ( more on that later). This is the first year that I had the ability to run at 100%. No battle fatigue after a 5k. No sleeping 48 hours after a bike. No aches and pains that would last for weeks after a run. No blinding migraines that would last for days. No insomnia that would keep me wide awake when I was so tired I wanted to cry. Real training. The way I assume most of the world trains. So IMAZ in  a few days will be a 1st too. I have never ever raced a race. I have no idea what to expect. It's scary AND so exciting!!! I'd like to tha...