Welcome to the running public with Brack and Crocker and Kirk DeWint.

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Kirk, when I was probably year two out in Colorado, I had a conversation with my dad

prior to a national series race. I had just bombed a big workout and I don't know what was

happening. I was saying something about it. I'd really hope I can put myself in it and he's like,

you know what? It's fine. You're to the point. I don't worry about it. I'd really hope I can put myself in it. And he's like, you know what?

It's fine.

You're to the point, I don't worry about your race results anymore.

And it was just a really calming thing to hear that I had, I had probably had seven or eight

straight months of just getting it done.

And prior to that, like a year and a half, where I only had a few misses.

And he just kind of reassured me simply that I know you're at a place right now where

win, lose, or draw, whatever circumstances arise, you're just not going to be the one that

screws up your race.

I know you'll do fine.

Like, you may not win.

You probably won't win. But you're not going to self-sabotage. You're going to get the most

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