“Leading up to the Olympic Trials, I had a great build and trained at a very high level with Reed. That gave me confidence going in that I was capable of finishing top ten. The coaches and I had a great race plan: be patient early in the race, and move up the last half when people started to fade. I came through 24 miles feeling really good— I was in 12th at 25, but my legs were starting to give. I watched the group close hard and all finish in the top 10. I really struggled that last mile, but knew I couldn’t quit on myself. I crossed the line feeling exhausted and disappointed with being so close and not being able to make that goal happen. Luckily, I have my family, teammates and coaches who helped me see this as a great race and a sign of good things to come. I have gone through so much challenge and heartache to get to this point, but it fuels me now to keep working and getting better everyday!” connorwinter1 went into the Olympic Trials ranked 59th. He finished 12th, running ...