Author: Alyne Azucena
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Faces of ACL Club
In a mindblowingly common and heartbreaking injury, this gallery attempts to humanize the ACL club through selfies with ACLers. For an injury that feels isolating and lonely, you are very much not alone.
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October 13, 2025
Pondering:What does deep connection look like? feel like? sound like?co-creating meaningful momentsrelationship operations – have you heard of the formula: duration x intensity + proximity + frequency?What are your needs that you haven’t named? Well being:Exploring movement as play, Ultimate for funMoving through yoga, stretching, rings, acro yoga, flow art, locomotionAppreciating more music in my…
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June 26, 2025
Planting a pollinator and vegetable garden at our family farmhouse– Want to garden with me? Well being:Last month, I returned to Ultimate, patiently waiting 18 months of ACL rehab – then played 5 back-to-back weekends of Ultimate!! đ”đ€ȘContinuing to rehab the knee for complete confidence, strength, power, and endurance I tuned up my motorcycle and…
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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 5 stages: phase goals my timeline pre-op pre-habpreparing for surgery 3 monthsNovember 2023 – March 2024 early â swellingâ quad activation/controlnormalize walkingachieve “quiet knee” 8 monthsMarch – October mid introduce running 3 monthsNovember – January 2025 late return to play progression 5 monthsJanuary – May performance ramp up playing volume, strength,…
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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 5 stages: phase goals my timeline pre-op pre-habpreparing for surgery 3 monthsNovember 2023 – March 2024 early â swellingâ quad activation/controlnormalize walkingachieve “quiet knee” 8 monthsMarch – October mid introduce running 3 monthsNovember – January 2025 late return to play progression 5…
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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. âžïž volleyball, climbing, surfing, snowboarding, and⊠Ultimate.â¶ïž 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. Iâm grateful for the artists who brought…