A fight the night before the Tel Aviv Marathon left one partner feeling irresponsible and the other feeling the arrangement was changing. The partner asked to cancel the marathon, but the runner refused and drove to the race at 4:30 a.m., feeling alone while running the full marathon and the other running a 10k. During the run, the runner cycled between self-pity and anger and felt stuck. At kilometer 21, the runner recognized emotional regulation as locking up and chose to let emotions pass through, using “thunderstorms and turtles” as a couples-therapy metaphor.
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