Milestones
My last post mentioned that Fre and I would be stopping in Ogden, Utah - wrong. We decided to bite the bullet and head home. We covered about 1000 miles in our second day in order to make it back home. Good roads and nice weather made the trip easier. 1000 miles in one day is actually my driving PR (personal record). Another milestone in the old travelogue.
But that is not the milestone I have been thinking about today. The Boise Run/Walk group that I help coach has folks who achieve milestones every week. We had athletes today who completed their longest distances EVER today - some 3 miles, some 6 miles, some 17 miles! And, the accomplishment of 17 miles is no greater than the accomplishment of 3 miles…it is just different.
I am continually inspired by the tenacity and dedication of our athletes - and they ARE all athletes. Some of them don’t yet call themselves athletes, but they will. Each week when they go a little farther than the previous week, they are getting stronger, fitter, and more confident that they can achieve the goal they have set.
I am proud of them all, and I am grateful to be a part of such a terrific group!