CG’s Running Blog

“Every individual has that spark of steel to confront fear face to face,” Ryan Shay wrote in his application essay to Notre Dame.

I think this quote is appropriate not only for running, but for the fact that today is Veteran’s day.  War is nothing that anyone volunteers for, but it becomes a necessary evil when two opposing ideas meet and issues cannot be resolved diplomatically.  For those soldiers who enter battle to support and defend our freedom I sincerely thank you.  Without you willing to put your life on the line, my and many others lives would be significantly different.

So, given the day and the quote from above I am inspired once again to make my running better.  Why does my running need to be better you might ask.  Well, it needs to be better because I always have to strive to be better and never settle for “status quo” or “good enough.”  Those two terms drive me crazy.  While we may never reach perfection why can’t we strive be better at whatever we’re involved in, from marriage, running, parenthood, work, etc….  Tonight I will go out and run what last week was considered my long run of 3.0-3.5 miles will become my new base run.  The 3+ milers came easier than I expected and I definitely enjoy where the run takes me more than where my >3.0milers were going.

I guess I’ll wrap it up.  Remember to thank a Veteran and do something inspired.

..till next time.