"Every run felt uphill—even the downhills. My legs were heavy, my breath tight, and my mind quietly unraveling. I thought I was just tired. But then my period was late, and everything clicked... I’d run myself into RED-S—Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport. I wasn’t fueling enough for the miles I was logging, and my body was waving a white flag."

"What happened next changed everything—from my energy and performance to something I never expected:"