Running can be hard. Especially when your training and knocking off the 50 to 60 miles a week. The hardness is good. It tempers and distinguishes you. Knowing you have the discipline to do hard things tends to come in handy in later life. You are lucky to be able to run, but the commitment to exercise that gift demonstrates grit and spirit. Smile about that.

Papa Nord: Remember Why You Do It

Like most things in my life, I run because of my father. I think he has solidified some of the things I have been thinking about in his comments. People ask why I am running, why do I have to run so fast? And I think the answer is that I think I can do it, and I need to prove to myself that I have the grit and balls to try and reach my full potential. Hell if I have run a marathon in 3:00, cut 30 pounds for wrestling, rode my bike thousands of miles a year; all the sudden cranking out this year’s marketing plan becomes more palpable.