The Finish Line is Only the Beginning

I was part of a political training this past week. From the word go, nothing seemed to be going right for this training and there were people counting on us. We could have called it a day and refunded the training participants money, but instead we chose to power through and see what we could accomplish together. It wasn't perfect, but we were still able to deliver for the training participants and we all learned something.

That lesson applies to a lot of things, and that includes running. Some runs and races I start out all wrong. Too fast, too tight, too sore. What matters is, when the wheels fall off do you walk away or do you power through? The trainings I give, and the runs I do when I struggle and overcome obstacles often mean the most to me. I learn and I do it better next time.

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