NYC Marathon︎︎︎
The Persistent
AD Francesca Donner
USA, 2024 ︎︎︎ New York
<The Pain and Joy of Not Running the Marathon>
In March 2014, I completed my first marathon in four hours and 58 minutes. It was a blustery day, but the British drizzle had no chance of dampening my mood as I crossed the finish line, because my body had done far more than conquer 26 miles.
Eight years earlier—in 2006—just as I was about to graduate from high school, I had developed a severe eating disorder...
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In March 2014, I completed my first marathon in four hours and 58 minutes. It was a blustery day, but the British drizzle had no chance of dampening my mood as I crossed the finish line, because my body had done far more than conquer 26 miles.
Eight years earlier—in 2006—just as I was about to graduate from high school, I had developed a severe eating disorder...
Illustration for The Persistent