Feb 1, 2021 

Within the website they have a drop down called “weekender” and in this dropdown there is an option for personal essays. The personal essay I chose to read was about running a half marathon. Before reading this I was very excited to read it because I have been aspiring to run a half marathon for a while now and I wondered about their experience. The connection with me is something that could happen to many people when writing personal essays. Adding this section adds a personal touch and draw to the chronicle. This story highlights someone who ran a half marathon because they were heartbroken. Running silences their running through about what this boy was doing when he was not answering her. The author relates this situationship to a Chargers Game. They refer to running as boring, so when they want to quit they force themselves to think about the game to make them push themselves. Halfway through the marathon they realized they had signed up for the marathon to get over the chargers game. The thing that made them work hard, push through the pain, it didn’t bring them pain anymore. They realized this 9 miles into the marathon. She wasn’t over the guy, she pushed to finish the marathon and realized even if she is not over the guy and it is okay to realize your “emotional cleanse” didn’t work.