97.5 miles. 35+ hours on foot. 5 days of crewing and pacing. Almost no sleep. 1 burger-related emotional breakdown.

James has shown me that no matter what age you are, you can do many things. He lost his son to suicide during the high point of the pandemic. He divorced a few years before that. His daughter lives in Flagstaff so she isn’t too far away but he’s definitely got an empty nest. He leads a couple of group runs and makes everyone feel welcome.

Then it hit me. I’m focusing on the things I cannot control and am not focusing on what I can…my reactions and my attitude.

I was out on a long trail run and not feeling great. And something clicked ‘Good effort. Positive Attitude.’ Overcoming Getting Stated