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We received this short (fictional) story from Pietro, and we think many will find it surprisingly relatable.<\/em><\/p>\n

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The Expectation<\/em><\/p>\n

They call it The Hillside Half<\/em>, but I\u2014naively\u2014thought it was just a clever marketing gimmick. Like one of those \u201cBridge Races\u201d where the total elevation gain is\u2026 a single overpass.
\nBut no. The hills were real. Alive, endless, and very much not optional. I didn\u2019t know that at the start. I was convinced I\u2019d set a new personal best. Not that I was actually in shape. But I\u2019d read an Instagram post that said: \u201cBelieve it\u2014your body is capable of amazing things.\u201d It was over a photo of a guy with a single ravioli-shaped ab poking through.
\nI believed it.<\/p>\n

The plan was simple: wake up at 6, light breakfast, motivational songs (that morning, Eminem\u2019s Lose Yourself<\/em> was hitting hard), and go. Everything was set. Which of course meant: everything went wrong. Starting with the alarm that didn\u2019t go off, followed by burnt moka coffee, and topped off with a dead Garmin. Just so we\u2019re clear: everything that could\u2019ve gone wrong did. But not quite enough to make me back out.<\/p>\n

The Crisis<\/em><\/p>\n

Mile 4. (Yeah, I\u2019m switching to miles now. That\u2019s where it hit.) The real crisis. Not the \u201cI\u2019m a bit out of breath\u201d kind. This was Texas-metal-festival heat, sweat stinging in my eyes, and a sweet little voice in my head whispering: \u201cJust quit. Be kind to yourself. Go get ice cream.\u201d<\/p>\n

I wasn\u2019t sure whether to listen to the voice or just start walking. I picked a third option: existential meltdown in motion. You know when you start asking yourself why am I doing this?<\/em>, what\u2019s the point?<\/em>, who told me this was a good idea?<\/em>. That. Out loud. A guy even asked me if I was talking to him. I said no, but appreciated the concern.<\/p>\n

Around me, people looked like they were in some kind of trance. Some floated past me like air spirits. I, on the other hand, moved with the grace of an asthmatic panda. Meanwhile, the water at the aid stations was lukewarm. And gone. My choices were down to two: quit. Or keep going. Not to finish\u2014just to understand.<\/p>\n

The Turning Point<\/em><\/p>\n

The turning point came around mile 9. Actually, no. It didn\u2019t \u201ccome\u201d\u2014I had to make it happen. My body was toast. My mind even toastier. So I did something weird: I started smiling. Yep, right there in the middle of the disaster. Like the lead character in Fleabag<\/em> breaking the fourth wall and realizing it\u2019s no longer time to feel sorry for yourself.<\/p>\n

I thought about my dad, who used to say: \u201cIt\u2019s not about how far you go. It\u2019s about making it back in one piece.\u201d Then I remembered a friend who once told me, \u201cYou can finish a half just by willing it.\u201d He was wrong. But I started pretending I was somewhere else. Not in a race, but on a journey. One of those \u201cfigure something out\u201d kind of trips. Like in a Murakami novel, where at some point you\u2019re not sure if it\u2019s all a lucid dream soundtracked by Miles Davis.<\/p>\n

So I stopped checking my watch, lowered my head, and just kept going. One step at a time. Like on the hard days. The real ones. You don\u2019t need to be fast. You just need to not stop.<\/p>\n

The Finish<\/em><\/p>\n

The finish line was anything but epic. No one was waiting. No shiny medal. The banana had already turned brown. But I made it. I was there. In my own way\u2014knees off-kilter, thoughts upside down\u2014but whole.<\/p>\n

I didn\u2019t cry. I didn\u2019t drop to my knees. I didn\u2019t even take a photo for Instagram. I just breathed. And I felt good. Exhausted, but good. Like after a concert when you walk out sweaty, half-deaf, hoarse, and still say \u201cthat was amazing,\u201d even though you got elbowed three times and lost a shoe.<\/p>\n

Every half marathon I\u2019ve run since has been different. But none like that one. Because it wasn\u2019t about the shape I was in<\/em>. It was about the shape I was made of<\/em>. And sometimes, when everything falls apart, if you can just hang on\u2014you realize you\u2019re not just running. You\u2019re becoming something stronger.<\/p>\n

Or maybe you\u2019re just becoming someone who doesn\u2019t take himself too seriously. Which, between us, is a pretty damn great finish line too.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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