Running has proven to me that motivation follows action, that sustained effort opens doors, that I am capable of so much more than I ever thought I was growing up. These lessons translate into my science: the opportunity of a six-year PhD program excites me because running taught me how to marshal my energy over months and years toward radical self-transformation. In this phase of life, my science is intricately intertwined with my sport; they are not separate, because the energy and lessons of each endeavor feed the other.