A Doorway

28 Days of Asking: The End

There are moments in a long day of racing or training when you stop performing and start existing.

Mile 18 of a long run. Hour 8 to 9 of an Ironman. Somewhere past the point of plans dissolving, raw instinct takes over.

I’ve been there enough times to know what waits on the other side of that wall. Not the podium. Not a finish line medal.

A deep feeling fo…