The last time I raced at the Festival of Miles was my senior year of high school. That spring all I cared about was 1. Winning the MO state meet and 2. Qualifying for the “Dream Mile” which was this big meet in New York. The Festival of Miles meet was kind enough to get me a pacer and give me a shot at breaking 4:51 so I could go to the Dream Mile after winning the state meet. I ran 4:52 and didn’t qualify. I was heartbroken. I had no idea the trajectory of my career would have way bigger things in store for me. I had no idea that the way I was training (under training) in high school would set me up to have a successful collegiate and pro career, allowing me the time to develop as a runner as I got older. Now I can look back on that race and tell Colleen of 2011 “it all works out, don’t worry about that Dream Mile, there’s way bigger dreams to chase.” This year I finally went back to my hometown of St. Louis to race Festival of Miles again. And dang! This meet has blown UP! The crowd...