For the last few months I have been pondering just that question... I started this blog to share my journey to the 2020 Olympics and had said that I would be transparent and honest with how I was feeling through this journey. Well, in all honesty, I do not think I have truly kept that commitment because I have begun to feel restraints in my blog along the way. I have felt that I should only write about my athletic journey. I have also only ever wanted to post when I feel mome

At last, I have reached my 24th year!! I don't know about you, but I could not be more excited about being 24 and leaving 23 in the past. And just like the song, 24K Magic, I definitely felt as special as 24K gold this birthday. I cannot remember the last time I had a birthday as good as this one. This past weekend has left me feeling so loved and special and just so wonderfully happy... I honestly cannot actually remember the last time I felt this happy living in the moment,

Another year has come and gone (when I write that all I hear is Dumbledore's voice in my head saying that phrase in the Philosopher's Stone...I know I know... #nerdalert #nerdandproud), and with it we take some time to reflect on the year that has passed and what it is we would like to see in the year to come. I am not going to lie, for the last few months I have been one of those people saying that I could not wait for this year to end. But in the last few days I have been r

Welcome back to the blog! If you're new to the blog, welcome to the blog! My purpose with this blog was to keep you updated with what is happening with my life and with my training and to keep it as real as possible. My goals are not to make the blog uberly depressing or super filled with motivational "you can do it too!" type of writing. I want the blog to show different aspects of my life as an athlete, but also as a person. So I will admit, I have wondered a bit on what to

Today's blog post is not exactly a blog post per say but more of a post to provide some information about my new fundraising campaign! If you follow me on social media, you would know that I have decided to start a GoFundMe page to help raise support for some of the expenses involved with my 2018 competition season. The link to my GoFundMe can be found here: https://www.gofundme.com/joyspearchiefmorris One of my big goals for the 2018 track season is to compete for Canada at

Adulting is hard... Everyone has told me that I must be having the time of my life; that I am "living the dream" in California. What most people do not realize is, it is the journey to get to the dream that is the true reality of my life, and it is a lot more difficult than it may appear. Often times, social media has the tendency to lead many of us to believe that our lives might be a little more "glamourous" than we want people to believe. I will admit that although I try,