Stay Strong

Life has a way of throwing us curve balls every once in a while and our routines, plans, and goals can be thrown into disarray. Once we have things under control again, we have a choice of whether to get back on track or make excuses about why it is too difficult to regroup and move forward. This happened to me with my running. I had been training for my first ultra-marathon for several months. I had logged an insane amount of mileage, read books about the best way to run an ultra, and done my best to eat a healthy diet. I was ready. Unfortunately, that is when life threw me the curveball. I received a phone call from my niece telling me…