The Work Wasn’t Wasted

A DNF caused by illness left me questioning whether months of training had been worth it. Over time, I realized the race result did not erase the work that came before it. That changed how I looked at training, setbacks, and what progress actually means.
Runner, Interrupted

What started as feeling under the weather last Sunday eventually turned into a pneumonia diagnosis by the end of the week. One doctor visit became two, fevers came and went, and instead of tracking miles I found myself tracking temperatures.