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Kacey Musgraves- “Rainbow”
Today was hard, honestly every day is hard. Today especially for no real reason. It just comes in waves. Loneliness, hopelessness, lack of purpose.
I suppose it’s grieving. Running didn’t make it feel better so I just stopped mid run.
At @gigrunewald’s funeral she wanted “Rainbow” played. The first time I heard it was at a @spaceykacey concert with GG and @abigailande.
Gabriele made this request mid concert, which reflexively made me cry and upset with her at the time.
It’s a really great song. “When it rains, it pours
But you didn't even notice
It ain't rainin' anymore
It's hard to breathe when all you know is
The struggle of stayin' above the risin' water line”
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“Cause the sky has finally opened
The rain and wind stopped blowin'
But you're stuck out in the same ol' storm again
Let go of your umbrella
'Cause, darlin', I'm just tryin' to tell ya
That there's always been a rainbow hangin' over your head
Yeah, there's always been a rainbow hangin' over your head
It'll all be alright”
I really needed that rainbow today GG more than words can say, so thanks . I honestly can’t remember the last time I saw one and it was beautiful.
#bravelikegabe
#runningonhope
@aarondessner: “Thank you so much for the run @justingrunewald1 ....and even more for the conversation. You and @gigrunewald set such a powerful, positive example for how to deal with the uncertainty and adversity that comes with illness. Looking forward to playing @thenational music for you, your family and friends tonight and the next run....#bravelikegabe #runningonhope”
Today’s #MedalMonday goes out to all the runners at this weekend’s Western States 100 (@wser). Special congrats to #BrooksOffRoadRunners @cameliamayfield for her outstanding 5th place surge and @ladiahallie’s #bravelikegabe -inspired finish of 100 miles in Auburn, CA! #brooksoffroadrunners #runhappy #ws100
Missing my girls @gigrunewald and @perrie_inthecity today. I am sure they are both wishing you all a happy 4th of July.
Its weird not sitting on the lake with family and friends celebrating, but I am enjoying the change of scenery in the mountains and making new friends on the trails @addiedoesstuff.
#bravelikegabe
#runningonhope
Happy Birthday, Gabe Today, 6/25, would have been her 33rd birthday, and @gigrunewald’s home state of Minnesota has declared today “Gabriele Grunewald Day.” Come run or walk to celebrate her life and legacy today at 6:15 PM at B.F. Nelson Park in Minneapolis. Or join virtually wherever you are by running and using #BraveLikeGabe and #RunningOnHope to share how you’re honoring her. We’re still running for you, Gabe.
Thank you so much for the run @justingrunewald1 ....and even more for the conversation. You and @gigrunewald set such a powerful, positive example for how to deal with the uncertainty and adversity that comes with illness. Looking forward to playing @thenational music for you, your family and friends tonight and the next run....#bravelikegabe #runningonhope
“Running with Gabe will always be one of my most favorite things to do.”
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As runners everywhere dedicate their miles to @gigrunewald (she would have turned 33 today), we spoke to her best friend and former teammate @ladiahallie as she prepares to tackle her first 100-miler this Saturday in Gabe’s honor.
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Click the link in our bio to read more about their friendship and Ladia’s prep for @wser. #bravelikegabe #runningonhope #wser
“She was never quite ready. But she was brave. And the universe listens to brave.” - Rebecca Ray
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Gabriele Ivy Grunewald Day
June 25, 2019
Happy Birthday, Gabe! _
Today is now officially “Gabriele Grunewald Day” in Minnesota and it is aptly placed on @gigrunewald’s birthday. But we don’t just celebrate you today, you deserved to be celebrated every day.
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We celebrate your grit, determination, and bravery. How you gracefully circumnavigated every bend in the road life so inconveniently threw at you. Like the bend in the arrow in the BLG logo, you kept your sights soaring forward. You didn’t fight the bend, you adapted to it and kept your aim straight. And honestly Gabe, it made you so much stronger. You took your quiet moments to feel frightened and sad, but you never let it take you over. You continually picked yourself up again and again. Even when you were weary, you found strength in the hope and faith you had in making a more promising tomorrow for not only yourself, but selflessly everyone else.
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And that’s why today is officially declared your day, so that we may never forget the aim you have, the strength to overcome the bend in the bow, and the beauty of the arc you have forever created, hanging above our heads like a rainbow ➡️
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✏️: @abigailande #runningonhope #bravelikegabe