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SWIPE ⏩️ The N° 1 question 🥵 The heat is just exposing what you don’t know yet.

Obviously, everyone is built differently and has different levels of tolerance to the heat, but there’s a point when you just need to balance the risks.

Swipe through and I will answer the three questions every marathon runner is asking right now.

Will your summer training make you slower on race day? How much do you actually need to slow down? And why does everything feel harder even when you’re not running?

After 13 marathons, the summers I most wanted to quit were the ones that built my best finish lines.

🔁 Share this post with that runner friend who just started their falla marathon training.

🛟 And save this before your next run.

💬 Which slide resonated the most?👇

✨You owe it to yourself to become everything you have the right to be.

made this image using the last two photos in this carousel as inspiration, and it brought me to tears… because there’s a lot to unpack in that image.

I’ve lived many lives in a relatively short time. Too fast. Too intense. Too many twists and turns. A roller coaster that never seems to stop.

I’ve had to start over more times than I can count. New countries. New careers. New dreams. New versions of myself.

And if I’m honest, that constant reinvention gets exhausting. Every birthday seems to come with the same question: “What have I done with my life?”

Then I look at this little girl and think: “Well, sweetheart… this, whatever it is, is what you’ve become.”

The backdrop stopped me too. It reminded me of the narrow streets of Ciudad Bolívar, my grandmother’s hometown. She was the reason I returned to Venezuela one last time in 2010, when she passed away.

I never went back.

Maybe that’s why this image hit so hard. Because somehow it captures where I came from, the people who shaped me, the roads I’ve traveled, and the woman I’m still becoming.

And for the first time in a long time, instead of focusing on all the things I haven’t done, I’m trying to appreciate just how far that little girl has come.

What would the little boy or little girl in this photo think of the person you’ve become? ❤️

😱 And that’s not even the best part 👇

The 4-week Comeback Challenge gets you started. What happens after Week 4 is why people join.

Most runners see the challenge and think they’re signing up for a plan. They’re not.

They’re getting access to a community built specifically for runners 35+ navigating injuries, setbacks, surgeries, and comebacks.

Inside CRC Marathon Lab, you’ll find:
✅ Injury-specific training frameworks
✅ Strength and recovery resources
✅ Live calls and expert Q&As
✅ Nutrition guidance
✅ A library of comeback tools and courses
✅ Runners who understand exactly what it feels like to lose running and fight to get it back

The challenge is just your first step.

The real value is having a roadmap, resources, and support long after those first 4 weeks are over.

Registration closes May 31.
We start together on June 1.

💛 Founding member pricing ends when registration closes.

Link in bio. 😘

🤕Every injured runner thinks they’re the exception… until the body says no.

I know because I’ve been in every single one of these stages.

The “it’s just a niggle” stage.
The angry stage.
The bargaining stage where you convince yourself easy miles don’t count.
The identity crisis stage where you wonder who you are without running.

And eventually, the stage that changes everything:

💡I can work with this.

That’s where the comeback actually begins.

Not with pretending you’re fine. Not with forcing your body to keep up with your race calendar. Not with toxic positivity and “just stay strong” quotes.

But with smarter training, honest rehab, strength work, cross-training, patience, and people who actually get what it feels like to lose running for a while.

Inside CRC Marathon Lab, we are building a community for runners coming back from injuries, surgeries, setbacks, and forced pauses who still want to chase big goals without destroying their bodies again.

Because injured runners don’t just need another plan.
They need a place to process the comeback too.

So tell me honestly:
👉Which stage are you in right now? 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5?

Drop your number below 👇
And if you want to be inside a community of comeback runners doing this together, comment COMEBACK and I’ll send you the link.