11 year later and I’m running the Maine Marathon, my third time! I feel like the physical event of the marathon being a formal race created a life of its own on the side where I have run so much in Maine it is as if to run a marathon, but nothing compares to the original first marathon in 2013. Becoming a marathon runner in October 2013 when I was 18, gave me a new life with passion for running with purpose. How do we balance pure love of the sport to meeting standards in events? I hope my race goes well, running with purpose welcoming every mile, being with the running community is powerful.

Today, I had run 5 miles in the morning and 10 miles in the evening.