From 0 to 100k - Part 3: Making Progress, and Learning to Live Through a Pandemic
Three weeks ago, I posted Part 2 of this series, and for the first time in my life I really opened up about some of my mental health struggles in a very public way. My hope was that posting that blog would be like ripping off a bandage and that telling the story would be easier from that point. Unfortunately, what I have discovered in the weeks since then is that the struggle remains, and continuing to unravel this story will be difficult. This is partially due to the nature of learning to be vulnerable and allow people into your world in a new and uncomfortable way. And it's also partially because my journey to running my first 100k may have ended 8 weeks ago, but my journey to understanding my mental health struggles is ongoing. Nevertheless, this is still a story that I very much want to tell. So, I will. It may not happen as quickly as I'd like it to, but I will write when I feel up to it, and I hope that those who are interested will be patient and continue to read along. ...