Author: Alyne Azucena
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January 9, 2025
Renovate our 1900s family farmhouse near Orangeville– Want to paint or install shelving with me? Well being: Rehab from an ACL surgery– Back to climbing! Soon: trail running, track, volleyball, ultimateRefocusing on nutrition through nutrition journalling, meal prepping, and continuous glucose monitoring– loving meal prep hang outs or recipe shares Career:Looking for my next product…
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My writing practice
Writing has been a beloved space for me. Since childhood, it has been a way of making sense of myself and the world, and since 2016, I’ve iterated on a daily practice. I enjoy flexible frameworks to practice writing, but not too restrictive that I feel chained to a rigid structure or feel guilty if…
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ACL Club: Early Stage
ACL recovery consists of 4 stages: phase goals my timeline pre-op pre-habpreparing for surgery November – March, 3.5 months early ↓ swelling↑ quad activation/controlnormalize walkingachieve “quiet knee” March – Oct, 8 months mid introduce running Nov – … late return to play progression March? One year ago today, I tore my ACL and my life…
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ACL Club 2023: 1 of 250 000
ACL pre-hab: what it feels like and looks like ACL recovery consists of 4 stages: phase goals my timeline pre-op pre-habpreparing for surgery November – March, 3.5 months early ↓ swelling↑ quad activation/controlnormalize walkingachieve “quiet knee” March – Oct, 8 months mid introduce running Nov – … late return to play progression March? On November…
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I’m afraid of injury
I tore my ACL. I’m waiting for an MRI and started rehab.I don’t expect to play sports for months. ⏸️ volleyball, climbing, surfing, snowboarding, and… Ultimate.▶️ rehab, renovations, baking, painting, gliding, and pottery. I have a deep-seated fear of injury.I’ve bailed, quit, and given in when I might be remotely close to the risk of…
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The sixth, part one: Waves of Inertia
Part six of Inking stories of my ink. This is the third artist on my body, 3/3 for early career female asian artist. I met Kristin Yip through the Black Widows network, a team of female asian players on a mission to showcase female asian play in Ultimate. This post captures my excitement of playing…
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Inking stories of my ink.
A picture holds a thousand words, equally, ink can hold a thousand stories and meanings.Tattoos are stories, icebreakers, and best of all, indelible galleries of art to carry with you through life. I enjoy building pieces to layer onto another, taking inspiration from artists, symbols, events, and philosophies. I’m grateful for the artists who brought…
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Captain reflections
After four years of captaining, I passed on the torch. People ask me, when are preseason scrims? When are tryouts? Which tournaments are you going to? 🤷♀️ ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ … Here are my reflections after this captaining run with @union_ultimate , culminating in bronze at Ultimate Canada Invitational 2021, gold at Canadian Ultimate Championships 2022, and…
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Why do I tour v2 (my life mission)
This is my 3rd season as captain of Union. 5th season as a Unionite, 7th season of club, 10+ years of chasing plastic. I’ve had my fair share of highs & lows with Ultimate: achey niggles, training I don’t want to do, and gut wrenching losses. On the flip side, jaw dropping plays, memorable road…
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flow state
a juxtaposition of adrenaline & tranquility I recently realized I crave adrenaline, and sport was usually my way to fulfill that hole. Sprinting, chasing plastic, dripping sweat in the hot sun,cheering as teammates or opponents make a play. I crave the foot race to an under. Juking out my defender, anticipating my match up and…