My competitive days had a short window, but I could push my mind and strengthen my positivity for a lifetime.

We have to repeatedly return to the thoughts that support our desires.

The rigid tree snaps in the wind, he wrote in an email. The flexible tree sways and develops stronger roots. I chose

legendary track and field coach Bill Bowerman: “Everything you need is already inside.” What I needed, I had. What I was seeking, I was.

The body experiences joy at the cellular level.

The strength I developed came from not being afraid of the fatigue.

The strength is there. Go reveal

ran the 10,000 at Mt. SAC and won in a personal best of 32:17 on the track. In May, I ran the Bolder Boulder 10K in Colorado, finishing fourth, first American, while also blowing away the US altitude record for the distance.

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