Running

Midterms week has been crazyy, and I have tons of work to do. But I wanted to take a second to blog tonight. Tons of stuff has been happening lately and I've gotten a bit side tracked. I came across this quote yesterday : "Running never takes more than it gives back." There has never been a truer saying written. It's so easy to get wrapped up in times and PRs and place numbers and to become fixated on small insignificant fractions of a second, that we begin to lose sight of the ultimate goal. Running always has been and always will be a competition against yourself. No matter the level of experience you have or lack, every stride is a fight against your body saying "no" over and over again. Having the heart and the drive to overcome those voices is a victory in itself. Lately I've been thinking I go to practice everyday to become a fraction of a second closer to my goal. I've kinda been missing the point. Running for me has never been about that. Great things have been happening for me lately, and I'm so thankful for that. But in the midst of the meddles and the honors and the attention, I sometimes need to ground myself. I have to remind myself what brought me here in the first place. After these four years are up, I'm never going to have the chance to hit these times again. I am however, going to have plenty of opportunities to fail. And when that happens, school records and first place championship times aren't going to matter. What will matter is my ability to pick myself up and keep moving forward... the real lessons I learn from running everyday.