I usually don’t post anything to social media. I’ve never really felt the need to. I’ve always gone after things because I wanted to. I ran a marathon recently – my second. I’ve learned so much from the coaches, and I wanted to share this.

For training, I used Strava to track my mile goals, but I don’t track food, lifts, or anything like that. I just show up consistently and try to work harder. I shaved 30 minutes off my last marathon time and lost 20 pounds just by doing this.

This doesn’t make me a good person or put me on a pedestal. But I was able to push myself harder than others yesterday because of what I’ve gone through. I can’t tell you how many mornings I woke up early to run when everything in me wanted to quit. During a past relapse, it hit me hard. I didn’t even want to be here. But I kept going.

And during the marathon, in the last ten miles, I turned it up even more. The music was blasting, I may have had a few scoops of pre-workout, and I just went for it.