"The end of a matter is better than its beginning, and patience is better than pride."
"How are you so patient with kids?" - is such a familar question I get asked on a regular basis. In a lot of my life, I'm a patient person, but when it comes to my running - I've been far from patient from the beginning. As a high schooler, I would make impatient race decisions only to lose the race. In college, I trained so hard in the summer and early in the season that I just ran out of gas. Again, again, and again. And I became frustrated when I never reached my goals. So as a coach, it's easy for me to be patient because I've lived the opposite. But, as a much more experienced runner - I know better now.
That's why this marathon is so special to me and for the kids of Jill's House. I want to use my gifts for much more than just running a marathon. So, today I ran my first of many marathon pace (6:00 minutes) workouts on the track. Just three miles (18:00) and a few light 200s. Yes, it wasn't too hard. It's still June and I'm being patient. My IT band was a little tight today, but I spent a lot of time stretching before and after the workout.
9 or so miles on the day. On pace for 70. :)
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