Sharing Some Inspiration...

I don't have anything new to report on my own journey, but I saw this today on Facebook and just had to share it! It sums up why I have decided to do this in just a few words and a picture! Feel free to like his Facebook page -- I <3 to run -- and his website www.ilovetorun.org.

For me, running is both exercise and a metaphor. Running day after day, piling up the races, bit by bit I raise the bar, and by clearing each level I elevate myself. At least that’s why I’ve put in the effort day after day: to raise my own level. I’m no great runner, by any means. I’m at an ordinary – or perhaps more like mediocre – level. But that’s not the point. The point is whether or not I improved over yesterday. In long-distance running the only opponent you have to beat is yourself, the way you used to be.

- Haruki Murakami (What I Talk About When I Talk About Running)