Even If You Don’t
Beth Downing Beth Downing

Even If You Don’t

But just for the time it took a stranger to pass her on the trail, she needed to relieve herself of the burden of wondering if she could do it.

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Return to Whale Rock
Beth Downing Beth Downing

Return to Whale Rock

We were time travelers with our bodies, occupying the same space as the us of before. We were moving up the rock and forward on the trail but also through the curtains of minutes separating the here from there.

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Need, Not Want
Beth Downing Beth Downing

Need, Not Want

The last long run was just like the arc of the training season. A third was hard, a third was neutral, and third felt strong. I suppose that means it balanced strength and challenge – and that could be the biggest victory of the whole summer.

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