The 2026 bostonmarathon healed me as a runner: A love letter to running. 🏃🏼‍♀️✨ Since my cancer diagnosis in 2017, running has still been a part of my life, but it hasn’t been my life. My health and wellness, both mental and physical, took a backseat to my career aspirations, and that’s okay! For 8 years, I hadn’t trained for marathons like I should. I ran races to prepare for other races, and counted on my mental strength to pull me through. It did, for 9 marathons. I ran nearly 300 miles this training cycle. I’m still not where I want to be, but I’m on the way there. The Boston Marathon was my best race in 9 years. I never hit a wall. I felt great. The entire race, I smiled (or happy cried), cheered on and encouraged other runners, and knew I was going to beat my goal (and realistically could’ve pushed harder and demolished it). I found joy in running again somewhere between Hopkinton and Boston. There’s literally nothing like it. I know you can find that joy, too. Thank you...