Just Set the Bar Higher
I’ve always been excited about running. Ever since I started at 14 years old, I’ve been passionate about heading out of the door for a run. An off day is tough on me, but I know they are necessary. When I was in high school I did pretty well running longer distances. I qualified for the state championships in the 2 mile run, ran in the 4:20’s for a mile in my senior year, and then dropped the ball after I left high school. I never took advantage of the genes that my parents passed on to me. I didn’t run again after my freshman year of college until 12 years later. When I started back up I rekindled the love for running, even though that first day I tried to run I remember vividly the pain of not being able to finish a mile. Here I was a former high school runner who won every regular season race he ever was in as a senior. Now I was feeling the bad choices I made with food and drink. I thought to myself, can I ever get back to where I left off? Within a year I had completed my first ...