Running Thoughts

Years of training and hard work have led to this point. There are 2 minutes left before the start. I quickly give my amazing crew chief and BFF a giant hug, take a selfie, and toe the starting line. The gun fires... and we're off!  Before going into what happened, there were a lot of preambles that led up to this point. This race almost didn't happen, as there were a lot of obstacles that took place. I was burned out after dropping out of the Locomotion 24-hour event. I dropped at the 12-hour mark after running 100k. I was both happy and disappointed with my performance. I had 2 months to get ready for this and my tank was empty. I was battling massive depression and a mental breakdown. I spent that time doing a lot of medium runs of 15-20 miles, but not a lot of long runs. I remained optimistic as I spent the majority of my time working on mental health and overall well-being.  I was getting really excited about the race. It's my 1st attempt at 100 miles. I'm hoping to