Life In Training

There are times I honestly feel so foolish when I tell someone that I'm training for a marathon. Let's be honest ... I do not look like your "average" runner. Not to mention, the look on my face when I say, "I'm running a marathon in October" doesn't exactly convey seriousness. This foolishness is only exacerbated when I'm talking to people who have been runners for a majority of their lives. It could have something to do with my answer to their question of, "How long have you been running?" My answer, "Since January 1." That response usually gets me a nice, puzzled look.

The truth is that I'm a runner. I'm proud of what I've been able to accomplish and I'm more than excited for the challenges ahead. Running has provided me with life experiences that I did not anticipate. I'm learning that I'm living a life in training. There is always going to be something to learn. An experience will happen to teach you a lesson to carry-over to another part of your life.

Currently, I'm using "running" to teach me quite a few new lessons ... hard, hard lessons, but nonetheless, lessons that I'm sure will help me as I continue on the fun adventure called life.