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Build Your Own Fairytale
Race Day Reflections: What My First Half Marathon Actually Taught Me (Solo Episode)
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This one took me a while to process.
A few months ago, I ran my first-ever half marathon: the Disney Princess Half Marathon. And while I expected the experience to be about running, I realized pretty quickly it was actually about something much bigger.
Trust.
Trusting yourself before certainty exists.
Trusting the ordinary reps.
Trusting that consistency matters even when progress feels invisible.
Trusting that you can keep showing up before you fully know how things will turn out.
In this episode, I’m sharing the real behind-the-scenes of training for and completing the race — from injuries and superstition, to awkward Main Street moments, to realizing the finish line felt a lot less cinematic than I expected.
This isn’t really an episode about running.
It’s a reflection on business ownership, consistency, identity, motherhood, courage, and learning to trust yourself a little more every time you try something hard.
I think that lesson is going to stay with me a lot longer than the medal.
