A husband, a dad, college professor, runner, a nobody. This audio blog is a deep dive into my life as a middle-to-back-of-the-pack runner who discovered a renewed sense of self. Through running, I found sobriety, purpose, and a sense of identity that I hadn’t known before.This isn’t about medals or records—well, maybe a little—but I’m far from an elite athlete. Instead, it’s about the personal victories and the intense stories that unfold with each step on the trail to recovery and self-discovery. All the stories are taken directly from, or adapted from my journals and are as true to my memory as possible. While I’ve done my best to present the content as authentically as I can, I may have made edits for clarity or grammar.