One of the best days of my early running life was when I was on a run (duh) with a friend who had been running longer. I nervously said something about my toenails, thinking I didn’t know him well enough to discuss such disgusting things, and he launched into his own toenail issues, and we talked about toenails and…

I started running 2 years ago with a Couch to 5k program. Never thought I’d truly turn into a runner. Now I wake up at 4am to do mountain summit trail runs, own mostly running clothes, and am planning my first full next year. I don’t know when or how it happened, but running has 100% changed me.