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I usually post links to my work on this site and let them speak for themselves. This time feels different.<\/p>\nI usually post links to my work on this site and let them speak for themselves. This time feels different.<\/p>\n
Since I ran the Boston Marathon as well, this article<\/a> was very personal for me. I can\u2019t share it without expressing tremendous gratitude to everyone who helped me put it together. My editors had the faith to assign me a topic a bit outside my typical realm. The experts took my calls and offered their insights on extremely short notice. And of course, the runners I interviewed trusted me with their deep and sometimes uncomfortable thoughts\u2014a confidence I don\u2019t take lightly. I sincerely hope I did right by them all.<\/p>\n As you\u2019ll know if you read the contributors page of the print issue (or if you know me as a runner and not just a writer)\u2014unlike most of the people I spoke with for this article, I finished Boston but did not have a good race. In part, I blame a developing injury that has since worsened. I haven\u2019t run for almost a month now\u2014a particularly difficult month to spend sidelined.<\/p>\n But having this chance to help tell the story of Boston reminded me of what writing has in common with running, and why both remain so important to me. At times, you struggle and hurt and cry, and you don\u2019t think you can finish. In the end, though, you do. And it is redemptive.<\/p>\n Here’s the full article, in Runner’s World.<\/a> Thank you for reading.
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