The Thrill of a Race
A finish-line is stretched across the road. A clock’s been ticking since the starting pistol was fired. Crowds have gathered. Cameras are poised.
A cheer erupts as a runner rounds the last turn. The swell of sound rises until the runner crosses the finish. The runner’s loved ones surround him/her. High-fives are given. Pictures are taken. The rest of the crowd looks back out on the course again … ready to provide cheers to the next deserving runners.
This will be the scene at many races this morning. If you were one of the participators (walker or runner) congratulations on your hard work. If you were a spectator, thanks for being there to cheer the runners on.
Or maybe you are a wannabe …
You know exercise is important and you want to be healthy, but it seems so overwhelming. You can’t imagine walking for more than ten minutes, so a race seems as far away as the moon.
There’s good news and bad news …
The bad news is … no one other than you can make the choice to do what’s healthy for you.
The good news is … you can make that choice and you can do what’s healthy for yourself.
Yes, you can!
It doesn’t matter if you’ve already tried once or a thousand times … you can always try again. Perseverance is key to accomplishing anything.
Being healthy is hard, but so is being unhealthy. You choose which hard you do in life, “You can do the hard work needed to be healthy. Or you can do the hard work of being unhealthy.”
Participating in a race is not needed to be healthy, but having a race on the calendar is good motivation to walk/run regularly. It will get you out the door when your mind and/or body is saying no. It will keep you from eating junk food (But darn it, why is junk food so good? I’m still working on this one)
Here in PA, we’ve had a tough winter, but plans to do a half-marathon on April 9th at Garden Spot Village Marathon has kept me hitting the treadmill or gotten me out the door many times.
If you are interested in someday experiencing the camaraderie and the thrill of a race, read these posts … Pole by Pole and This Post May Not Be For You
If you’ve done a race … what was your favorite part of it?
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