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YES, YOU CAN WALK DURING A RACE

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Spring 2025

WHEN I STARTED racing, I thought I had to run every step of every race.

YES, YOU CAN WALK DURING A RACE

That's what makes you a runner, right? Wrong! During the 2018 New York City Marathon, my first race of this distance, I ran almost the whole way through. The only breaks I allowed myself were at the aid stations, where I walked to get full sips. To keep running continuously, I had basically shuffled the back half of the race, embarrassed and a little demoralized. The next day, in addition to being in pain, I beat myself up because it took me so long to finish. I was afraid to attempt another marathon for fear that I would always end up feeling bad about myself.

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