The strength to run my race
My friends and I had decided to run a 10K race in Arizona, and I was getting more and more excited. I’d been running for a couple of years, and it had turned into something I really loved to do. We were all looking forward to the race and trained for months leading up to it.
Finally, the day of the race arrived. I had never run a 10K before, and I thought this would be a good opportunity to see how my winter training would pay off.
As the race began, I felt strong and fast. However, about a mile in, I began to feel tired, my muscles ached, and I started questioning whether I would be able to finish the race—let alone finish it with a good time. These thoughts got into my head and started to affect my running.
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