Every medal tells a story—early alarms, long training runs, less‑than‑ideal temperatures, days when everything clicked, and days when it absolutely didn’t. Each finish line adds another chapter, another lesson, another reason to be proud. This medal also reminds me how grateful I am for my running friends who keep my kind of crazy perfectly fueled. With my goal race postponed until May, I’m now training straight through winter—which has meant miles and miles on the treadmill. To find the...
