Running was a way of losing weight I gained in college, and then dealing with some stress through my senior year. I didn't love it, I just knew it was good for me.
I fell in love with races, I think. My first year of Broad Street (2009) I felt so connected to everyone around me, and like I was a part of this city that I was still learning. Then I ran the whole thing, and it was the longest I'd ever gone, and it just felt so amazing to accomplish something. I'm so quick to give up when things get hard, and this time I didn't. It was intoxicating and I had never been so proud of myself.