![]() What’s unique to us is that we’re forced to employ another level of mental toughness, a level that’s come as we’ve often felt different from many of our teammates and worried about how we’re seen in the eyes of our coaches. ![]() This situation isn’t unique to us there are countless other 17-, 18 and 19-year-olds across the country and world that are doing their best to balance being students and athletes. ![]() We take on the pressure of being Division I college athletes at the same time that we do our best to get used to life on our own for the first time. We are resilient, and that’s why we can run. It’s trusting in ourselves that we can continue no matter how much it hurts, no matter how far away the finish line seems to be, no matter how much other parts of our mind tell us that we can’t do it. Our greatest source of strength comes from our mind because running requires a mental tenacity different than that required of any other sport. Soaring through the trails of cross country courses, gliding around the turn of the track, powering up the steepest of hills, we feel an incredible amount of power in the force that drives our legs forward when our bodies want to stop. As distance runners, there are times where we often feel invincible.
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