Demi

Thank you Baltimore! Another @baltimorerunfest in the books and this is one of my favorites to date. Ya boy just PR’d his half marathon on one of the hardest courses out here. And I couldn’t have done it without the Baltimore running community. Y’all ALL continue to be a beacon of light in my life and I love you ALL for it! To everyone who got a chance to experience this specific flavor of joy for the first time or the umpteenth time - CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU TOO!

But man - I gotta give a special shoutout to all the spectators who showed up and lined these hilly streets and ESPECIALLY THE CHEER CREW STATIONS! The home stretch of this race is TOUGH. But coming in and out of Montebello and seeing @harboreastrunclub kept me going after that climb from Patterson Park. 33rd is one of the sneakiest hills in the city but @solesforsoulsbaltimore & @trackhawksrun were right there to push us up the hill. Then I got a lil downhill treat to tap in with the @atribecalledrun family - who had North Ave ROCKIN! (Big thank you to @mileage_junkie for the 📸). Now this part of the race is usually lonely till the end and my tire pressure light was on at this point - but @alioop_0_o_runs told me that I got roll safe tires with my warranty so we kept pushing. And my @neighborhood_runners family reminded me that I got that DAWG in me (slide 4). Right after that I got a pleasant surprise from Mr @mingobydomingo himself at the @d17running cheer station who paced me to the final turn. And then you know once I saw @blockblazersrunclub I had to BLAZE the home stretch!

Damn, that’s a whole lot of words. If you read all of that - thank you too. This community is special to me man. This life is special to me. Thank you to everyone for such an amazing weekend.