This is what redemption looks like. 🏅 Last year I DNFd this race. After 11 hours, I pulled myself off the mountain five miles from the finish line because I was in too much pain. This year, I overcame the mountain. I overcame a bucket brigade that took every ounce of energy I had. I overcame rolling my ankle three separate times as I tried to run down a technical terrain. I overcame asthma - pulling out my inhaler five separate times. I overcame my mental wall, sobbing that I wasn't living up to the expectations of people who believe in me, and then collecting myself to attack the last brutal climbs of the race. i overcame my back as it sang to me in protest as I tried to run down the last few hills, the same singing that ended my race last year. I overcame myself, and I overcame the @spartanrace World Championship Beast. ...and I overcame my previous best, PRing my overall Beast time by 21 minutes, even with all of the obstacles set before me. . . I love this sport. #spartanrace #spartan #srwc2018 #srwc #iwillnotbestopped #runnersofinstagram (at Squaw Valley, Lake Tahoe) https://www.instagram.com/p/BoX0PrVlNlO/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=16cv0jx5pyk4p