Long long long timer wrote:
Wish this country had universal basic income grant for housing food medical insurance
Safety net for all men women black white yellow rich poor
Sleeping in my car sucked...have to live with fear of homelessness my entire life (and that was when I was working full time job).
Still have nightmares about homelessness
Worked since I was 16 every crappy job I could find too...caddie, fish industry commercial seafood, processing plants, computer software, dishwasher temp.
Had race times better than elite level woman and just at back of elite men ie 2:19.
Think I could have run sub 4:00 min mile and sub 8:00 3,000 if I had better support coaching when I was younger (I didn’t know how to really ask for support help but I also was in a bad environment with coaching staff that was
Too focused on short term results for the institution rather than long term results for runners)
Was school record holder in Xc at the hs I attended...Xc...not far off world record in the mile and 3,000 m in college with poor coaching at d3 school...also have elite level stats as an open water swimmer...good stats in other track and field events
With better support I think I could have gotten to the top.
It’s been a real struggle...the running is great the rest of it is hell...the worst is the fear of homelessness.
I don’t go to movies bars watch tv spend money on clothes or much of anything except food. Wear my shoes until they fall off my feet...all my clothes have holes in them...I can’t afford a car or gas...use coupons.
I wish I had gone into US coast guard or Navy and had a career serving my country.