A Good Running Think

I had a hard run today.  It seemed to take forever.  I was alone.  My mind was making up every excuse in the book to turn around early.  My body was getting achy and tired.

Sometimes I wonder WHY do I do this?  Knowing my body is going to be sore.  Knowing I will be doing it again.  And again.  And again.

I found this quote today from Desiree Davila.

**March 2006 *“You give me miles and miles of mountains and I’ll ask for the sea.”  **Rarely are we ever satisfied with our performances. Even after our best races we might be content for a moment, but it is in our nature to constantly over-analyze and re-evaluate, finding seconds on the course, flaws in our race plans, what ifs… should haves… and could haves.  Are we ever satisfied? There is a competitive mentality that keeps us coming back for more, day after day, race after race, and year after year…  so at the end of the day only a small select few might actually walk away content. If we will all eventually walk away disappointed, then what is the point? Why do we step out the door each day?  If only one person can be the best, are the rest of us essentially failing?  I certainly don’t have the answers, but today I’ll walk out the door with my Burns tied tight and hopes of setting the world on fire firmly engrained in my mind. Odds are I’ll never wear an Olympic medal around my neck, but maybe…just maybe, I will. With that in mind I’ll take off down the road and put in the days work.  If we don’t try we’ll never know. At least I can find out how good I can be.  I can have an answer at the end of the days, and have a hell of a good time with the process.**

If I don't try, I will never know.  I have to try.