In 2022 I conducted a series of interviews on how Covid-19 and the lockdown affected 4 different college students. Through these interviews I learned about the many different experiences they had during the lockdown, and how some had more positive moments while others had more negative. I also reflect on lockdown and Covid-19 a bit myself and explain what the experience was like to me.

In this self designed experience, I decided that I wanted to train for and complete in the Flying Pig Marathon. The experience began in the Fall when I started running weekly to get in shape and prepare for the training schedule starting at the dawn of 2024. During this training schedule I ran well over 20 miles per week and reached distances I had never gotten close to before. I woke up early on Saturday mornings to run and juggled my co-op schedule with the runs during the week. During this experience I also became more familiar with the importance of taking care of your body and using rest days to recover. I developed an injury about halfway through the schedule and had to judge whether if I had recovered enough to being running again or wait longer. In the end I ran about 760.48 miles during the entire training period. My main goal was to finish the marathon, with a stretch goal of sub 5 hours. Unfortunately I wasn't able to hit the stretch goal, but I did successfully complete the full 26.2 miles. The most important thing I learned from this experience was that if I set myself reasonable goals and give myself ample time to achieve them, I can reach new heights I didn't know were possible.