Michael Pugliese

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Last year was very tough, I wasn’t in a great place mentally and I chose to train for the marathon as something to give me a little focus. Then, as the story goes, I made it 16.5 miles, to quit due to covid.
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This year, attempt number 2, we had success. If training has taught me anything it’s no 2 runs are the same. You can have your pace, but what are the other variables, weather, temperature, nutrition, course. Running has taught me to be more gracious with myself, just because something isn’t “perfect” doesn’t mean it’s “wrong” There is so much good in the grey area in between.
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I’m grateful for the ability to run, I’m grateful for my support system, and I’m not hanging up my shoes yet. Who knows?
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I ran a marathon