This
week, Coach MK discusses creative ways to get runs in, cutback
weeks, the purpose 20-milers serve in marathon training, and tells
you what 'womxn' now means to her.
Has the
first week of March been fun OR WHAT???? Mercury is in retrograde
until March 10, so don’t let your guard down just yet! Full moon
coming tomorrow night, bringing new energy. COME ON BIG MOON
ENERGY!
Did
anyone run the LA Marathon today? Did you stay 6 feet from everyone
around you? I do NOT envy the race directors- the cancellation of
South by Southwest is a HUGE hit to Austin, roughly 430 million
dollars. These events are a big deal, and cancelling them is a
bigger deal. I want to be clear: we are not making light of the
situation, there are no easy answers.
I
would like to say a THANK YOU to all first responders and health
care providers, especially the ones who are still doing their jobs
even though they cannot get their hands on antibacterial hand gel,
face masks, or toilet paper. This is a reminder to everyone that if
you are nervous enough to wear an N95 mask, and could afford one
for each of your family members before they sold out everywhere,
you probably have the ability to stay home and/or work remotely.
Please exercise that privilege and leave the masks to the health
care providers who have the option to stay home but instead are
bravely continuing to show up and provide care.
If
you have OCD and your anxiety levels are rising in tandem with the
price of hand sanitizer, if all this talk about washing your hands
and public shaming of people who may not have done so that one time
is wearing on you or triggering you, I want you to know that I see
you.
Accounts to follow on IG:
Moment of Clarity - 58:45
"Hi
MK!!!! I'm on spring break so I finally get to share this with you.
I didnt watch all of your ADHD vids or read everything because if
I'm reading these days, it's usually a textbook... but! what little
I did watch/read from your posts inspired me. After surgery I was
diagnosed with it. My support system pushed me to request
accommodations for testing (extra time and a distraction free
space). I absolutely HATED this idea. If I'm gonna be a nurse, I
should be able to do everything without any "accommodations", but I
eventually requested them after several pushes. I am thankful I
have these, and I know now they will not affect my ability to save
lives once I graduate. I'm telling you all of this because a few
weeks ago, someone in my cohort said that those who utilize
accommodations dont belong in the program. "If they cant handle the
rigor of the program, they shouldnt be in it." Naturally, it was
right before a quiz that I heard this, I took my quiz in the
accommodations center in 1/3 of the time... a totally emotional
reaction to her comment. thankfully, I did well on the quiz, but I
was angry I let that get to me. Your MK empowering voice popped up
afterwards. I decided to confront my classmate. Although I wasnt
comfortable confronting her face to face, I sent her a text that I
am incredibly proud of. This is the text: "I did not want to make a
scene, but I felt really hurt hearing another classmate thinks I
and many other of our peers should not be in our program because of
testing accommodations. Not that I need to, but I would be happy to
sit down with you in person, and explain accommodations, what their
purpose is, and educate you on why they are used in this program.
We are supposed to bring eachother up, not tear one another down
and make an already extremely difficult program even harder. It's
also discrimination, and I would be happy to educate you about that
in person some time as well, if you would like." I'm not sure what
your opinions on accommodations are, I know today they are trying
to teach school age kids coping mechanisms so they wont have to
request them. I just needed to share how empowered I felt when I
sent that text, and to forward some credit to you, a super powerful
and empowering woman who often speaks up about things no one wants
to speak up about. I dont think I could have confronted that issue
without your presence in my world. (Idk how to say that eloquently
without coming across as creepy/weird...) thank you. Happy Womans
day MK, and thanks for being an amazing role model!! I hope once I
finally get out of school to make as much of an impact on people as
you are."
Coach
MK responds in bullet points below: