Female Athletes Face Crazy Expectations- New York Times

Melody Fairchild is featured in this New York Times opinion article : Female Athletes Face Crazy Expectations. They Can Be Overcome. The article captures stories about Melody’s early running years and her approach today as a master and coaching young people. Read the article on the New York Times website.

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Shifting the Paradigm for Adolescent Female Runners, One FB Post At A Time

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/08/sports/katelyn-tuohy.html **Below is my “rebuttal” to the above NYT article. Women’s voices are rising: women coaches who have devoted their lives to trying to end this vicious cycle, women runners who have endured more challenge than necessary, in their attempt to simply feel satisfied with their efforts, doing what they love  – and want to…

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My history with the Bolder Boulder 10K

A trip down my Bolder Boulder memory lane and beautiful highlighting of Boulder Mtn. Warriors run club, Bolder Women Run training group and Girl’s Camp: https://www.thedenverchannel.com/sports/local-sports/bolder-boulder/bb-18-now-a-mom-three-time-winner-melody-fairchild-helping-others-find-love-for-running

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I Heart Ethiopia

Living in joyful anticipation of the next juicy experience, is how I roll. My soul food is running in new places, having my heart and all six or more senses opened in the process. The long car ride to Arba Minch on the second day of our Ethiopian journey left no time for moving at…

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Entoto

AfricaHoneymoon_2015_GlenDelmanPhotography

Ndale squeezed the silver Toyota Landcruiser between the donkeys, people and  potholes of the busy Addis side street that our Stay Easy Motel was on, and beckoned Glen and me to jump in. Our guide Fitretu had given us thirty minutes to set packs down in our room and be ready to run. Although I…

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Learning to perform

Learning to Perform

“Surrender” is not a word we often associate with athletic performance. Life is full of paradox and when we can embrace and understand this, it gets juicy and fun: “run fast…but relaxed” you say? Yep. Even the great Arthur Lydiard said “to run fast, go slow.” By this, he meant to build the aerobic base,…

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Where The Runner Is Born

I have to-do lists that are threatening to bust loose like the boulders swollen from the rain and submerge me in computer work for hours, but I need to to write. I need to write to honor the geyser of emotion which poured from me the moment I crested the rocky outcrop on the east…

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Racing The Wind

Melody Fairchild Coaching, CFR, Kids Training, Adult Coaching

“…There is no Finish Line When you bring a beginner’s mind, Take just one more step, each time….” This is a quote from Darryl Purpose’s song “race the wind,” which embodies the Spirit of how I run these days: “…with Passion, curiosity and kindness…” and giving “my heart, from the start, with love and no…

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Guess What?

I’ve been a Goal Setter all my life, … and it comes easy when it comes to Running. Getting up to speed with the “computer age” is another story! I’ve said for a year now, that I will begin blogging. The commencement of the blogging process has been inspired by my good friend, singer song-writer…

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