My official race time was two hours… and two-tenths of one second. Two-dang-tenths of one second. That’s not even a STEP. But I tell you what… it was awesome. Other fun facts… the course was actually about two-tenths of a mile SHORT. Numerology!! Which means I actually would have come in at more like 2:01:30. I needed to average 9:10 per mile to hit my two hour goal. The official results say I averaged 9:11 per mile. My super cool Garmin GPS watch told me my average was 9:18 per mile. Cuz of those missing two-tenths of a mile. What’s the truth? And since I finished the race with no injuries and with new personal bests in both time and distance, and my girlfriend finished and shared victory beers with me, and my dad finished and shared victory bacon with me, and my good buddy finished and shared victory selfies with me… does that mean that those two-tenths of a second (or that minute and a half, WHATEVER) necessarily DEFINE my race? Absolutely not.
Nope.
So. Re-define “miracle.” My dad’s in his 60s. He completed his first half-marathon last year. His second one this year. Is already signed up for his third one next year. And you better believe I’ll come in under two hours next year. Like, there is zero doubt. Not doubting that goal? Miracle. This week… do something you know you can’t do. Just try it. Doesn’t have to be huge to have a huge impact on you. While you do that new thing this week, I’ll be hanging up my medal. So that it hangs two-tenths of an inch off the wall.
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