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Erica Firpo
Apr 30, 2026
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Every morning, before my eyes open, I make a deal with myself.

It’s a negotiation that happens somewhere between the first tram passing under my house and my morning espresso, in that liminal space where I know that the city is all mine and the deal is always the same: I will put on my Asics and I will run. The variable is where and maybe even why.

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