2014 Equalizer Endurance Run
My life, as with most people, can be defined by a series of ups and downs. I've silently battled depression, I battled weight problems, I've battled against my own insecurities. The thing that I've learned though about myself is that I never stop battling. I came in to the 2014 Equalizer Endurance Run with a lot of things going against me. I've been incredibly stressed at work, I have a lot of "stuff" that takes up a lot of my time, I was under trained, I was slightly injured (weird hip thing), and I was not feeling the greatest. Not only these pressures, but I had signed up for this race as my first race as a member of the UVU Racing team and wanted to show the amazing team of athletes around the world what I could do. Tons of pressure coming into a race that for the first time in a long time I felt ill prepared to run. Wonderful....... The lead up to the race was like most. I was on a 2 week "taper", but when I say "taper" I basi