In March 2020, the first announcement about shelter-in-place restrictions included a cover photo from the Shamrock Race. With large groups banned, and more requirements added in the following weeks, my spring race schedule disappeared. The ultra that I had spent months training for was gone. The miles on Sauvie Island, Terwilliger, and even Naito Parkway weren’t going to happen. And I’d have to buy my own bagels and bananas this year. I understood the science…
