Akron Marathon Team Relay 2013

 

I had a good morning. After about 12 hours of anxiety, and a restless night of sleep last night, I was reminded why the Akron Marathon environment is one of my favorite parts of this season. On top of everything else fall, this is actually good for me :)

 

 

"You love running for how it makes you feel. You love it for the endorphins, and how it’s something that’s hard, and that you can get better at. You love it because at the starting line, you can chat with anyone and so what if ...it’s a little uncomfortable, you’re not going to see them again anyway. You love it because it has changed you. You walk straighter now and you feel stronger… You love it because running makes you realize that you were living in a box until a couple of years ago-a safe box, but a box, and that since running, you see you’re as good as anyone else, maybe not as fast, but trying as hard, improving as much- and having as much fun. After you finish a race you stay at the finish line, and you yell encouragement at the people still competing- the slowest, the fattest, the people with the most to gain. You know how they feel. You know they’re winners, even if they don’t."
— Steve Frisman [“Bret, Unbroken”, Runner’s World, June 2013

 

 So grateful for the friends in my life who have encouraged me to run.