I spent my entire adolescence, 7 days a week, as a multi-sport varsity athlete, competitively playing club soccer, eventually going on to play in college. And even though running was an essential part of my fitness, it was always deemed a punishment for these sports, disempowering me to embrace it outside of this negative context and creating a disdain for it altogether. But after stepping away from all sports entirely almost a decade ago, I was presented with the opportunity to reclaim my identity as an athlete and my relationship to running in a way I never thought I’d say yes to, but that I can feel my soul and my body thanking me for leaning into. Thanks to the facilitation of @janayathefuture and with the encouragement of @krowz, 13 weeks ago, I started a training journey with @nikela and @nikerunning towards my first ever half-marathon. And no matter how many laps I did around the soccer field, I never thought I’d ever put so many miles under my belt in a single attempt as I prepare to go the 13.1 miles this weekend 🤯 Training alongside the @team__phenom crew for this race has not only been honestly inspiring, but it’s been truly empowering to embrace this journey with a TGNC community, not only rekindling my relationship to sport in my trans body, but reinforcing that running is for everyone. So that said, catch us in Malibu this weekend — join us Saturday morning at the shake out run, or cheer us on for race day on Sunday. Either way, we hope you come run with us sometime. 🏆 #TeamNike