I have run road and trail races that take from five minutes to more than three hours, and in each one there are those “come to Jesus” moments, where the only competition is self versus self. The urge to slow down and give less than everything (appropriate to the moment) is seductive and insidious, and the challenge of and triumph over it is, I believe, one of the foundations of why we compete and part of the core of the best we can be.
Not to stretch the point too far, but that type of effort can be viewed as a true metaphor for much of life. We train and learn to be our best, are tested, and the outcome is a mix of all of our history and our personal will. Sometimes we express that in explosive, cathartic effort, and sometimes in a plod to the finish, but always we must persist to the end.
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Not to stretch the point too far, but that type of effort can be viewed as a true metaphor for much of life. We train and learn to be our best, are tested, and the outcome is a mix of all of our history and our personal will. Sometimes we express that in explosive, cathartic effort, and sometimes in a plod to the finish, but always we must persist to the end.
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