Loved this piece. New York was also my first this year, and my last conversation with my therapist before the race was about how I wasn’t ready for the whole thing to just be...gone. It really is a intrusive process for four months of your life - one that requires you to make choices every single day - and you do realize by the end of the race that the process was the best part.
I saw a Reddit comment once along the lines of “I’m the best version of myself in every part of my life when I’m training for a race” and it completely resonated. It’s amazing how that process extends itself outside of running, and I’m so grateful I got to experience it. Ready to do it again this year!
Loved this piece. New York was also my first this year, and my last conversation with my therapist before the race was about how I wasn’t ready for the whole thing to just be...gone. It really is a intrusive process for four months of your life - one that requires you to make choices every single day - and you do realize by the end of the race that the process was the best part.
I saw a Reddit comment once along the lines of “I’m the best version of myself in every part of my life when I’m training for a race” and it completely resonated. It’s amazing how that process extends itself outside of running, and I’m so grateful I got to experience it. Ready to do it again this year!
I love this!! Are you training for NYC again or a new race? I think I'm going to go for Chicago!
Both! I’ll be doing NYC again, but also raising money to do Chicago through a charity entry.
Wonderful read Gaby :) thanks for sharing and excited to explore a running journey of my own!
Thank you so much! I’m excited for you!