# @allie_ostrander on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CQwR9SbLGxG
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/18100445-allie-ostrander-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/thumbnails/c372c5b153.jpg
- **Posted:** 2021-06-30T18:28:14.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Allie Ostrander (@allie_ostrander) — https://gondola.cc/allie_ostrander

## Caption

I’m smiling in this pic, but the reality is that I was crying in the bathroom before this race filled with self doubt and afraid to step to the line. 

This season has been a mental battle, but it has taught me that fear is not a reason to avoid action. Whether that’s being afraid to enter treatment, start a race, or tell the truth, facing my fears has always left me feeling better than if I had shied away. Because even if I fail, at least I know I gave myself a chance to succeed. 

PC: will.hoffmann buffboysphoto 

#brooksbeaststc #runhappy

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