“There are so many other great things in the sport that we don’t highlight,” he said. After bumping his weekly mileage from about 75 to more than 100, Merber gauged his progress in May with a 10-mile tempo run. It helped solidify his belief that he was on the right path — a new path, but the right one — and his coaches think he could eventually graduate to the marathon. It was a nice change of pace, Merber said. He will be grinding through a track workout, he said, and his mind will wander to a LinkedIn message he had sent about a job opening.

Source: International New York Times July 10, 2020 22:41 UTC