"It gets me worried when you run space out and run six miles instead of three. But I admire that about you."
"She's been our leader and number one runner all year. The girls follow her lead in the race."
"We were driving by and we were like 'is that Zoe? Running on the path?' and then later you told us you went out and we we freaked out about it."
"You speed up for 30 seconds, slow down for a minute, and then sprint for 20 seconds. You're all over the place. And yet...you win all those races! I don't know how you do it."
I found that
when I am stressed
my mile time
becomes
7:30
7:00
6:30
6:00
in two weeks.
It took me over a year
a multitude of strength
and an illness that
almost destroyed me
to realize
I didn't have to run
alone anymore.
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Park Benches and Polaroids
PoetryBiking, late night summers, falling in love, a yearning for adventure, and the color yellow: a poetry collection about introspection, love, and change from my own life, all the way up until I turned 20.
