The first semester of my senior year was horrible. I dealt with a subpar cross country coach, argued with my friends, lost several races, my drinking got worse, and I had an abortion. I went into a depression and it was only the second half of my senior year that I was able to crawl out of it, find positives in the situation, and get a full scholarship to Boston University.
Key Takeaways:
[3:13] Making a name for myself in the running community
[4:16] Processing my relationship with science guy
[5:02] Falling in love with Jay and hour age difference
[7:40] Getting a new cross country coach who wasn’t great
[8:59] Getting nervous around a future olympian and losing to her
[11:19] Agreeing to tie with Marty in a race and breaking that
[11:23] Being upset with my running because I wasn’t first
[14:30] Trying out for the musical and falling in love with theater
[17:05] Being terrified and getting an abortion
[22:55] Feeling like I had lost everything and being depressed
[25:21] Using theater to process my emotions
[26:59] Working towards 5 minutes in a mile and meeting that goal
[28:39] My drinking getting worse and vomiting at a dance
[31:08] Losing confidence in my running and getting pneumonia
[32:52] Not listening to my coach on the track
[35:04] Applying to colleges and getting a full scholarship to BU
[37:17] My senior year was horrid, but light was at the end of the tunnel
[40:01] Marty going to BU with me and my running getting better
[41:12] Going to California for running
[42:36] My relationship with Jay had such good times
[43:51] Feeling connected to my body in a positive way
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