Running the race

Running is hard. And yet, anyone who has ever ran long distance knows that the “second wind”—the point when the runner experiences a physical and mental break-through comparable to soaring—is well worth every mile of training leading up to that moment of sheer release. Think about it: a mara- thon runner puts in hours, days, months, even years of preparation into a goal that in the end is more about enduring than competing. A runner never looks back, but focuses their attention forward at all times—the personal prize at the end of the race.