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This is the first in a six-part series at Women’s Running, offering support to runners who can no longer run
Welcome to a group that, like most support groups, you didn’t really want—or choose—to join.
I’ll start by stating the obvious: It sucks you’re here.
I’m guessing you didn’t start running to stand on a podium or wear a singlet with a sponsor’s name across your chest. You started running because you needed something in your life, and the miles flooded in to fill that space.
The gap was soon filled with this healthy thing that reliably brought you peace and confidence after just 30 minutes. You now were devoted to this athletic pursuit that brought pink sunrises, strong quads, and sweat-soaked sports bras into your life; this activity that made you feel like Serena Williams at Wimbledon, like Bruce Springsteen at the Meadowlands, like you were, mile…
