The Magic Hour

The Magic Hour

Sunday Letters

Better, Faster, Stronger...Slower?

On the many shapes of success.

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Caroline Cala Donofrio
Nov 19, 2023
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From every angle, running this year’s NYC Marathon was a phenomenally stupid idea. By the most generous estimate, I’d completed maybe twenty percent of my training plan.

“You were injured!” Teddy chimed in, when I started to get down on myself. “You were grieving! It wasn’t your fault! There’s always next year!”

Any sensible person would agree. But every …

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