Miles To Go
I sat in my kitchen this morning, sipping my coffee and staring at my wall calendar. My white board calendar for the first half of June is a carefully color coded organization of our busy and chaotic daily lives. On the note section of the calendar is an anonymous quote, "Success in life comes when you simply refuse to give up, with goals so strong that obstacles, failure, and loss only act as motivation." It's funny because with all the end of year activities and another half marathon on the horizon, this is exactly what I need to hear right now. I dragged myself yesterday morning out of bed to run at 6am with my friend and running buddy, Robyn. I must give her a lot of credit because her enthusiasm has been pushing me through my training runs for this next half marathon. I wanted to sleep in badly, but knew the opportunity to run with her, would force a much faster pace from me. And the past few Saturdays I ran on my own, I missed her company. This was ...