Wednesday, May 25, 2005

Running as Metaphor

The best book I've read on running marathons is "26.2 Trail of Truth," by Bruce Morrison,Hampton Roads Publishing, 891 Norfolk Square, Norfolk, VA 23502. (address is important because this book isn't carried in book stores). It really captures the emotion and feeling of running a marathon. Here is his preface poem:
Let it happen.
Run easy.
Life is fun.
But, it's a marathon.

Here is an excerpt from "Mile 22" "Value this moment. Just hang on. It is a valuable lesson this marathon teaches, learning to just keep going. There will be many times when just putting one foot in front of the other is required - to stop an admission of failure, just to keep going avoids defeat and retains the possibility of victory. You hurt, question, but keep going, strides adding inches and feet and yards and miles, with each step the destination is closer."

A marathon is a metaphor for life - your pace, your training, your confidence, your faith, your higher power, put one foot in front of the other, lean into it, with each step you are closer to your goal - I learned alot from running marathons. My last one was in 1993. I was running 1/2 marathons up until 2000. (I have suspended running pending back surgery - I only bike now).

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