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if my days tell a story, let it be of You only
marathoner.
26.2 x 7 (2:50:39)
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state parks & camping & concerts & patio sits & runninggggg & thinking man I hope I never wake up from this dream by @_rileysdavis
I’m going to cloudland canyon & I’m bringing the birthday boy (@jsills3), @trojan_hogan, & the hot dogs the raccoon stole from our campsite. by @_rileysdavis
rats. in need of a new wish for 11:11 :) by @_rileysdavis
well hey that was fun ! by @_rileysdavis
2:50:39. chicago 2025. I used to joke that the marathon would only be my favorite distance “once it all comes together.” but really, maybe the reason I fell in love with the marathon is because it will likely never be completely and perfectly together. I fell in love with it because it shows me who I am, in ways I likely never even wanted to know. it reminds me to have a constant posture of humility, knowing that the sport can (and will) humble you at any time. it teaches me that the work of ed recovery can often be surprisingly unfinished, and you’ll be met with layers you’ve yet to fully face. but mostly, I think I love the marathon because it’s never merely about the marathon itself. it’s about everything it took to get you to that start line. not just the running, not just the training block, but all of the hard you’ve walked through that makes 26.2 pale in comparison. written on my hand before the race even began was “He’s been so good”, because the victory over my life came far before the 2:50 marathon. I could go on forever about this day and this race, and everything that brought me here. I’m really just deeply grateful for it all. and I’m honored to be where I am. I’ve got a lot to learn, I’m just getting started, and I am fully, madly, deeply in love with this sport. I hope I get to chase after my wildest dreams for the rest of my life. “if my days tell a story, let it be of You only.” “Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, to him be glory.” - ephesians 3:21 by @_rileysdavis
my cup was overflowing! so we went to the ocean to pour it out. but now it’s full again. good problems to have. by @_rileysdavis
running here & there & everywhere lately :)) (specifically in @altrarunning as your newest birmingham field service rep 🤭) by @_rileysdavis
today marks three years of ed recovery :) debated posting about it but remembered what an honor it is to live the life I have now. every good and beautiful thing in my life came on the other side of recovery. recovery was the scariest thing I ever chose, the hardest thing I’ve ever done, & I still have tough days even three years in. but I’m so in love with the life I’ve made on the other side of it. I kind of feel like the luckiest person alive sometimes to have made it here, with a life more full than I could have ever imagined. you can’t live a full life on an empty stomach !! turns out life is exploding with beauty when you have the ability to take it all in. to run, to jump, to hug, to love, to laugh, to cry…. what a gift it all is. if only I knew three years ago just how good it was going to get <3 by @_rileysdavis
“The marathon is too far and too fickle to be tamed by your intentions” - peter bromka. it was a “put your head down and work” kind of day. a “don’t wish for the pain to be over”, “stay audaciously present”, “be tough when it gets tough” kind of race. the marathon doesn’t owe you anything. I think that’s why we chase after it, merely for the chance to prove ourselves right. I surprised myself this block, had more fun than I ever thought possible, & knew I was looking to be in shape for sub 2:50. I still stand by that. but when I was already hurting- HR in the 190s 😅 while holding pace at mile 6, I knew it was NOT going to be my day. that should have felt comfortable. I never struggled to hit MP in this block- if anything I was always under pace. so I chose to dig, to stay in the fight- down but not out. man, it takes so much grit to stick it out when you know what you’re capable of and yet it’s just not translating. I took in the magic regardless. the heart of Boston. the spectators wishing so badly for you to succeed, the parathletes, disabled runners, looking at the runners around me knowing what it took to even get here. Boston has always been about so much more than just a marathon. it’s the epitome of the human spirit. it’s runners believing so deeply in one another and in themselves. for me, it’s a metaphor for my own journey unlike any other marathon I’ve done. sure, my running journey has been full of heartbreak- an eating disorder, numerous injuries, a DNF, etc… but wow. what would the journey even be without it all. what would success mean if we never face defeat. this one stings, it hurts, and yeah maybe I’m a little heartbroken. but it takes love to know heartbreak. and man oh man will I forever and always love this sport. the work is NEVER wasted. @nic_temple reminded me that my goals are just delayed, not denied. proud of this block no matter what. there’s just so much more to come. let’s get back out there. let’s do something marvelous. boston 2025. 3:07:41. by @_rileysdavis
miley stewart summer except it’s march & i’m training for a marathon but no one pinch me because how is life really this beautiful by @_rileysdavis
never have i ever felt more alive. what a funny thing to say given that, just less than two weeks ago i had to DNF a marathon for the first time. then again, if all that i ever did was for the mere outcome of a race, & not the journey it took to get there, or the deep joy & love for the sport & the people i found along the way, what a sad life that would be. (swipe to the end for a very extended race recap 🫶🏼) by @_rileysdavis
no chance i’d waste my twenties on random men !!! not one of them is cooler than all my friends !!!!!! by @_rileysdavis

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