"I think that, particularly in running...where I think that people get lost, is in the desire, and they have such a desire to be whatever, to be a runner, to be whatever and they forget that there's work that has to be done in order to get there. They stop at the wanting and do not go forward with the work part. No matter how hard that work is, and however long it takes to get from point a to point b, you WILL be better for it." ~ Pilar Arthur-Snead~ 

Pilar started running in 2015. Running has changed her life completely. At the age of 43, she decided to run her first 5k. Now equipped with a new sense of accomplishment, tackled her first half marathon in 2016. To date, she has run numerous 5k’s, 10k’s, 15k’s, 8 half marathons, and 7 marathons in total - 3 Abbott World Major Marathons (NYC 2017/2019 - Virtual, Chicago 2018/2019, Berlin 2019, Queens Marathon 2020). She's looking forward to running Chicago again with Achilles International Charity Team and the Tokyo Marathon in 2021 or 2022 (cancelled in 2020 due to COVID-19). And at the age of 48, she has decided to embark on the journey of Qualifying for the Boston Marathon.  Pilar is an RRCA Certified Run Coach, an artist and photographer, and podcast host of The Last Tenth. She also operates the  now virtual gallery space, PH GALLERY + STUDIO.  You can find Pilar more about Pilar at www.themindfulrun.com, @vphotoblogger_themindfulrunner 

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