Unstoppable: The Road To Tulsa

Fifteen years ago I ran my first marathon.

Three weeks before that race, my son passed away.

I hadn’t trained for the marathon. I originally signed up to run/walk the half. many months prior- as a part of the ‘backpackers’ on the Mich Ultra Running team. We were the slow ones, the fun ones, not the ‘runners’... 

 But when race day came, I hit the unstoppable mile. Mile 13- where grief overwhelmed me and stopping meant ending- and I wasn’t ready for  that. I kept going. The physical pain gave substance to something so vast and untouchable.

Mile after mile.

I crossed the finish line carrying grief, exhaustion, and into a life that had completely changed.

And after that day…

I never ran another marathon. 

For fifteen years.

Life moved forward. I battled severe depression. I struggled with addictive patterns around alcohol, food, and work. I buried grief with chaos... and myself under it all.

3 years ago I decided to start living again. Working to get my life back. Running became part of my healing. I ran out of the dark.

I lost 100 pounds.
I rebuilt my health.
I rebuilt my life.

Now I’m returning to the starting line.

This journey is called The Road to Tulsa - training for the Route 66 Marathon and documenting the entire story:

The miles.
The setbacks.
The healing.
The strength it takes to keep moving forward.

The podcast, YouTube channel, and blog launch soon.

But the journey starts now.

Follow along at
MeetUpWithBeth.com

Someone they run for.

Something they’ve overcome.

A goal they refuse to quit on.

As I train for Tulsa, I’m dedicating one mile of every race to something meaningful.

I call it The Unstoppable Mile.

If you’re running today, choose one mile that matters to you.

Write it down.
Share it.
Take a picture with an Unstoppable Mile board.

Tag your story:

#UnstoppableMile

Let’s see how far this community can go.

One mile at a time.

Follow along: 

@Eliza_BethLauren