Every morning in Africa, a Gazelle wakes up. It knows it must run faster than the fastest lion or it will be killed. Every morning a Lion wakes up. It knows it must outrun the slowest Gazelle or it will starve to death. It doesn't matter whether you are a Lion or a Gazelle... when the sun comes up, you'd better be running.
Even though I’m up & running well before sunrise, I can relate to this African proverb. Three months of training has had it’s ups & downs, but for the most part, it’s been a fun ride. I’ve got another week & a half of intense training before the miles start to taper off. I think I’m pretty much prepared for the marathon. We’ll see when the final test of 20 miles comes in the early morning of Halloween while I’m running with Rossi, Ira, Rick & Rob through the Pine Barrens. I think I’ll be ready for it, plus: It’s kinda like wrestling a gorilla….you don’t stop when you get tired, you stop when the gorilla gets tired.
One month to go.
Thanks for reading,
Curls
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