Fantastic athletes, super shoes, and fast tracks all contribute to great racing.
We are lucky, two of those super tracks are in Boston so we get to see fantastic racing.

I’ve heard it said, and I’m onboard, in a race you have to “embrace the hurt.”
Practice everything, including the “hurt.”
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What had worked for me is Just Show Up and Do the Work.
I have lots of excuses why I should skip a workout, too cold, too hot, I’m tired, it’s snowing, it’s raining, and etc.
I rarely have a reason not to do the work.
Any success I’ve had is from doing the work.