Twelve Years Deep: My Running Anniversary

I'm celebrating not only my birthday but also the day I started running: July 12, 2013. In fact, tomorrow will be exactly 12 years to the day. 12 years of profound impact on my life. Thank you, running 🖤

Every year, I use my running anniversary to reflect on the past 12 months and beyond, and on what running has taught me and how it has changed me.

But let's start with an anecdote

My first run on July 12, 2013.
It lasted 47 minutes and 19 seconds.
And covered 5.66 kilometers.
That corresponds to a p...