In 2011, I ran the New York Mini 10K as a PR attempt. I failed epically, but had the best weekend with emilysweats and our little running blogger crew. In 2016, I ran the Mini in a skirt. I’d never run in a skirt before and this race felt like the time to try. I chafed. A lot. The 2018 Mini was special: I was five months pregnant, cruising around the park with Annie in my belly. And I returned to the Mini in 2019 — my first postpartum 10K race! sarahall3 won that year, and I got to meet her for the first time at the finish line. In 2022, I hosted the official Mini recap show for nyrr. The teleprompter wasn’t working and I had an impossible time memorizing my lines. I did my best! And in 2023, I was home. I had just publicly shared the news of my cancer diagnosis, and was in the throes of appointments, tests, scans, and plans. I received so many messages of love from the finish line. There’s just something special about the Mini… Today, I was back. Back at the Mini. With a microp...