Have you ever surprised yourself with a breakout running performance?
Running a PR will elicit a feeling of true empowerment. You did the training. You put in the work and sacrificed your time, sweat, and maybe even some blood …
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Not qualifying for the Boston Marathon.
Failing to set a new PR.
Missing weeks of training.
Running a horrible race.
Runners fail all the time. But the failures I just mentioned are huge; they are the ones that …
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