Experience Life

Oftentimes we get caught up in what we believe is truth, without ever fully comprehending it.  We prevent ourselves from experiencing exciting new things out of fear.  We do this because of perception.  We forget that it’s all conjecture and sometimes, unfortunately, we avoid the experience altogether.  I did that with running, until I ran

Overcoming Obstacles

Overcoming obstacles can be difficult, especially when they seem out of your control.  But, I have come to realize that if you fight with every fiber of your being and never lose hope it’s possible to overcome anything.  Over a year ago I tore a muscle in my back.  I wondered if I would ever

Setting Goals

One of the most important things in life is setting goals, because they allow you to develop a framework of expectations that can realistically be obtained.  They are a map to a destination, with a set of checkpoints along the way.  They not only signal our departure, but also our arrival, and without them we

The Fountain of Youth

As I have gotten older one thing has become increasingly clear, I am not getting any younger.  That fact seems glaringly obvious, but I guess I always believed that as I aged I would somehow stumble across a fountain of youth, even if accidentally.  But, as I look in the mirror with each day that

Etch A Run

Last night I started playing with an old pocket Etch A Sketch I had sitting on a book shelf.  I stared at it for a while before shaking loose the picture I had drawn a year before.  I wouldn’t say my drawing was perfect, but nonetheless it was a drawing.  Growing up I never really

We’re All Breakable

Have you, at some point in your life, felt as though things were not going exactly as planned?  Have you ever experienced a time when your world was shattered into a million unidentifiable pieces?  Have you ever dropped to your knees in prayer and begged for direction, strength and motivation, but felt as though your

Get Busy Running or Get Busy Standing

One of the most memorable movie lines of all time, at least to me, is from The Shawshank Redemption when Andy says to Red, “I guess it comes down to a simple choice, really.  Get busy living or get busy dying.”  I remember when I first heard it I thought, “Wow, that really is a

In A World of Walkers, I’m A Runner

Last Sunday my wife and I took a stroll in the park.  For the first time in months we walked upon the concrete paths that have been associated with our training runs for so long.  We saw the trees swaying softly to the tune of the wind, as children’s laughter filled the air.  We heard

Enjoy the Process

There are many of you out there who are probably in the process of training for your first half marathon or marathon.  You are likely in the middle of your journey, or maybe even nearing the end, and you cannot wait until it’s all over.  You are looking forward to accomplishing your goal and draping

Run The World

People often try to separate themselves from the world, but I think it’s imperative that we become an integral part of it.  Let the world happen around you and then find a way to merge yourself into it.  The problem is that the world can exist without us, but we can’t exist without the world.