This is why I love my dear friend Mallory:

"Hey buddy you need to know you are def. a great runner and I am so proud of you! I read your blog entry and I don't want you to be nervous etc. I am so nervous because even in high school the pressure of actually "run" day killed me a lot. Anyway I am so proud of you....I think you are a really good runner, you are in excellent shape, and you eat way healthier than I do. so you def. have lots of advantages and I guess I just wanted to say I'm so proud of you! love you xoxoxo"

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Whenever I get discouraged or worry that I can't do the race...I'll reread this!