04/08/2026
What changed from New York to Chicago?
A lot
In New York, I learned the hard way what I was not prepared for
One of the biggest things being muscular endurance and how quickly things can fall apart when your legs are not ready to keep producing under fatigue
By Chicago, things felt a lot more controlled
Not because the race got easier
Because my training got better
More structure
More intention
More work that actually carried over to race day
That is the difference
A lot of athletes want better results, but they keep training in a way that does not address what actually broke down in the race
For me, New York exposed it
Chicago showed the progress
And there is still a lot more work to do