hope on the run

One woman's story of grief recovery through ultrarunning and fulfiling a dream of completing a transcontinental run on the American Discovery Trail.

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Arabelle Romeo

Jan 14
2 min

Bent, not broken

"Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don't resist them; that only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality. Let things flow naturally in whate...

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Arabelle Romeo

Oct 14, 2019
4 min

CAMMO Catfish Crawl...a post full of gratitude

It’s taken me a minute to get this written...weekend before last I experienced some pretty wonderful stuff. Earlier this year Rich and I were invited to run ...

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Arabelle Romeo

Sep 12, 2019
3 min

Making revisions to the goal

I wanted to come up with a new kind of running goal this year. In the past I’ve always set some sort of mileage goal, some I met, most I didn’t...I’d frequen...

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Arabelle Romeo

Apr 16, 2019
5 min

Pre Double Top musings

The days before a big race are always full of contemplation- did I do everything I could to prepare for this? am I remembering everything I need to remember?...

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Arabelle Romeo

Feb 1, 2019
17 min

Once again, not getting what I set out to accomplish brought me more than I could ever wish for...

It’s been anything but an easy time at my workplace since I returned after H9 Fierce Dragon 200, coupled with the emotional up and down of going from accepti...

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Arabelle Romeo

Dec 31, 2018
3 min

Having weathered the storm

It’s hard for me to believe everything that has happened in the last year. Last year at this time I was preparing to launch this blog. I was still married to...

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Arabelle Romeo

Dec 26, 2018
12 min

It ain’t over til it’s over...

It’s been a while since I’ve written a race report...it’s been a while since I’ve written anything. This whole working full-time situation has taken a minute...

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Arabelle Romeo

Apr 24, 2018
9 min

Big Turtle 50-miler and the elephant in the room

Somehow these two things tie together, so I’ll do my best to make it an interesting read. I ran the Big Turtle 50-miler this past weekend in Morehead Kentuck...

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Arabelle Romeo

Mar 10, 2018
12 min

I buckled....finally

100 miles. I still can’t wrap my head around it. I obsessed over that distance for years and after actually attempting it a couple times and never getting fu...

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Arabelle Romeo

Jan 23, 2018
7 min

You win some you lose some...

I live in a bubble. I'll admit it. The news gives me anxiety. I follow it for about 2 weeks and get all caught up and then I'm a wreck and need to take a bre...

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Arabelle Romeo

Jan 19, 2018
7 min

I'll share a secret with you...

I started planning this transcontinental run in the spring of 2017. I mention in the video that I was training for a 50k and I hurt my back 2 days before and...

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Arabelle Romeo

Jan 16, 2018
6 min

Beginnings...

This is where I'll start this story... it's 2018 and I have a long way to go. I've never been one to sit back and take a struggle quietly. I'm not sure what ...

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