Feet don’t fail me now.

Let’s jump back to 2008 for this story, shall we.

My sister-in-law Bonnie was the first person who told me I should get a running mantra.

When I first heard her mention it, I was like “Who shot who in the what now”* (incidentally this is what I say when someone says something that completely baffles me).

She explained it simply as a word (or words) or a phrase that you say to yourself when a race is getting tough and you need to focus and push on.

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