• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to content
  • Skip to primary sidebar

Fellow Flowers

Logo Area, Login Button & Social Media

  • Home
  • Start Here
    • The Community
    • Join The FFCrew
  • About
    • The Journey
    • The Team
    • FAQ
    • Photo Gallery
  • The Flowers
  • Events
    • Declare it Day
    • Flower It Forward
    • Run ZOOMA With Us!
    • Virtual Runs
    • Upcoming Races
  • Shop
  • Blog
  • Contact
 

Massachusetts

Zero Injuries and Achieving Goals Through Hope and Motivation

01/15/2015 by fellowflowers Leave a Comment

Written by Dark Pink Fellow Flower, Vicky Appleman, Watertown, MA

Jean A RunningI found Fellow Flowers several years before my consistent running injuries and loved all of their stuff, but had never found a flower that I could identify with. Until Declare It Day 2014, when I found my match. Here’s my story.

 

When I set my goal for Declare It Day (DID) 2014, I hadn’t been running for a year because of an injury that wouldn’t heal. During that time, I had ample opportunity to think about how I had ended up injured for over a year. I realized that running races unprepared as a result of being too busy to train, and finishing those races injured was becoming the most consistent thing about my running. It also gave me a chance to wallow in the daily stresses that had all too easily taken the place of exercise of in my life, and to throw one heck of a pity party for myself.

For a variety of reasons, I was not in a good place mentally or physically. Much of that was because I had prioritized just about everything else in my life above my own health, happiness and healing. Towards the end of last year, I found the Silver Flower. Its message of hope and healing coming out of a place of brokenness spoke to me. I knew it was time for a change and the only way that could happen is if I made a decision to move forward … for me and no one else.

Read More >

Filed Under: Anthem Blog, Declare It Day, Featured Flower, Inspiration, Running Tagged With: 10K, 5K, Believe, Boston Marathon, Commit, Half Marathon, Inspiration, Massachusetts, Running Injury

Primary Sidebar

About The Flower
Thirteen different colors all representing different reasons, stories and purposes behind why we run. They are the true words spoken and inspired by real women. The flower is a symbol of friendship, strength and beauty. It represents your journey – the miles and the moments. The training and the transformation. The realization that your body is strong, and that your mind is even stronger. And it unites – this flower is rooted in friendship. Reminding us that we are in this together – always.
Learn More
Because every woman should look good while chasing finish lines and her dreams.

Shopify

View All Products
Women say
  • Fellow Flowers and the FFCrew has not only changed the way I run but also brought some of the most amazing women into my life. I can only wish every women who steps out to run could experience this amazing community.
    Laura, Middleton, WI
  • Fellow Flowers and the FFCrew have taught me how to be relentlessly ME and enjoy every step of my journey. They have also given me the greatest gift: a sisterhood of women who support, encourage and love me every step of the way.
    Lacey, Truckee, CA
  • My journey to find my wings began with the gift of a yellow flower (and then a turquoise flower, and a red flower). This flower was given to me by one of the most motivating woman that I have ever met in my life. At the time I had no idea where this flower would take me. It wasn’t until I crossed the finish line of the Gazelle Girl Half Marathon last year, that I fully grasped the power of that flower. As soon as I crossed the finish line, I knew, in that moment, that I was GOOD ENOUGH, STRONG ENOUGH, and that I had finally found my wings.
    Kelly, Grand Haven, Michigan
  • Every time I head out for a run and clip that flower in I know that I am not alone.  When I am at a race and I see another flower on the course, I instantly feel connected to her without even knowing her name.  It is such an amazing feeling!  I love being an FFCrew member and sharing my love of Fellow Flowers with other runners that I meet. I feel so lucky and blessed to be a part of this incredible group of supportive women!
    Katie – Fort Campbell, KY
  • Fellow Flowers has introduced me to an amazing group of women whom I can connect with on so many levels. As a busy working mom it’s hard to juggle daily tasks and find time to do the one thing that makes me feel the best which is running. Sometimes I feel alone in the struggle, but Fellow Flowers and the FFCrew remind me that I am not alone. I always look forward to sharing my post-run smiling selfies with other flowers and cheering on those who do the same.
    Julie, San Marcos, CA

Contact Us

Gallery Team Contact Info
FAQ Customer Service

All Fellow Flowers apparel is custom designed and printed locally in Madison, Wisconsin by 608 Threads, a screen printing shop owned and operated by Mel and her husband Jason. So when we say every shirt we design and print is a labor of love, we mean it.

© 2017 Fellow Flowers All Rights Reserved.