​ Many times in life, we can drift away from the things that grounded and encouraged us at the start of our journey. It could be a person, an activity, or even a special place. For me, it was my faith. Praying was a way for me to disconnect from the grind of training and competing, and remind myself that all of my hard work wasn’t just routine, but it had a purpose. My goals mattered enough for me to put this much work in, and it would be worth it — if only so I could say tha