Karen Talley Mead Karen Talley Mead

Welcome to Gravel Camp

There are very few places in my life where I feel like I fit in, where I feel like part of the group. I have always felt like an outsider, so I generally just ignore and accept it and move about my life awkwardly and uncomfortably with an underlying constant buzz of anxiety.

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Terrapin Mountain 2023 Trail Half Marathon
Karen Talley Mead Karen Talley Mead

Terrapin Mountain 2023 Trail Half Marathon

I woke up at 4:30 a.m. cold enough to crawl out from under the covers to get my jacket and snuggle back in under my blankets to fall back asleep for—just 30 minutes. Shoot, I thought I had an hour.

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