This news wasn't a surprise, but that doesn't mean it didn't still hit like a stack of bricks. There is truly no other option in order to safe guard the health of not only us as athletes, but also us as human beings, as well as our loved ones and everyone in our global community right now. Team Canada made the right decision in their statement by pulling Canadian athletes out of the Tokyo Olympic Games should they proceed this year in July 2020. However, I would be lying if a

0.08 seconds. The difference between being champion and 6th place. I was ready for the magic. I was ready for everything to come together. I was ready for my moment, the one I have been dreaming of. But this wasn't my time. A little over a year ago, I was crying after every single race, wondering what was wrong with me. Wondering why I wasn't fast anymore; wondering why no matter how hard I trained I just could not do anything "right." I was wondering why I was even bothering

Buon giorno! I am back from spending about two weeks in Italy competing at the FISU World University Games! For those who missed it, here's a little recap! Competing on the FISU team has been something I have dreamt of making for over four years. I have been close, but always seemed to miss out in the end each time. In 2015 I dealt with a stress fracture injury to my right foot, causing me to struggle to hit standard for FISU and then end my season early all together. In 2017

We all have that part of our bodies that makes us feel self-conscious. For me, it is my stomach. When I first saw this photo, all I could think of was how my stomach puffed out and how people would think my stomach rolls if they saw it. Lately though, I have been working a lot on self-love and I realized that I was not being fair to myself, to my body, and to all the hard work I have done for myself, especially in the last year. My body image is something that I have struggle

I am excited to share that I am featured on the May and June 2019 cover of the Canadian Running Magazine! In February I was approached by Canadian Running who asked if I wanted to be featured on the cover of their Inspiration Issue! As well as being super excited at the opportunity, I was also honoured to be chosen for the Inspiration Issue. I had a blast shooting the cover photo with the very talented Jess Baumung in downtown Toronto. It's not every day I get to practice doi

First I want to a take a moment to thank Aboriginal Sport Circle for sending me to the AthletesCAN Forum in Ottawa. I can easily say it was one of the coolest experiences I have ever had the chance to be a part of and I would not have had this opportunity if it was not for ASC. So thank you for allowing me to open my eyes to the inner world of sports, meet some new friends, and find new ways to be involved in sport and the impact athletes can make when we use our collective v

A few weeks have passed since I competed at the Canadian National Championships, but I wanted to give my thoughts on this past season now that it has come to a close, including my thoughts on competing at nationals this year. Since this year was so challenging for me, in many ways, I want to give justice to this season by reflecting, letting go, and then moving forward. I think every athlete does this: you begin each season by laying out your goals for the coming year. What i

Not going to lie, often times when I am writing this blog, I feel like this: So if you are reading this and have been reading my other blog posts, thank you! This blog is really a platform for me to be able to express my thoughts and feelings as I navigate this new adult post-collegiate life. Just being able to share it with people and know that there are people who want to take this journey with me is something very special. So in short, thank you for reading and if you want

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

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,

So this is a blog post hu? How does one blog?? I decided to start a blog for a couple reasons. First being that I have had a lot of people ask me about my new life as a post collegiate athlete living in California and I thought this would be a great place to share my journey with all those who are interested. Second, because I decided I needed a space to share my thoughts, my feelings, and my life as a 20 something as well as a track athlete. My intentions with this blog is f