First you must have a goal
Life’s accomplishments start with a goal (or a dream), are joined by others who share your goal (or dream) and end up as memories that we look back upon and cherish. And when those goals (or dreams) also contribute to keeping us healthy, we get the bonus of living longer with more friends who share our goals (or dreams). Over and over this is the reality of the Conway Running Club.
I wonder, what is the big deal about qualifying for Boston? Is it the journey or the destination? Is it the friends you gather along the way or the feeling you get when you qualify for or finish the Boston Marathon? Or maybe it is what you learn when you try and try and never qualify. Whatever it is, it seems to be the buzz of running communities everywhere and whether you qualify or not, there is a lot of life to be had by hanging with the people who are chasing this goal (or dream).
Most of the group in the picture above are training for the New Orleans half or full marathon. All of them just finished a 23 mile training run. Claudia is laying it on the line to get to Boston, Cindy is putting in the miles to finish her first marathon (no time goal allowed on the first – finishing is the goal!), Don is the voice of experience, Jami is along for the training runs and each other person has a goal (or a dream) they brought with them as they ran together around Conway today.
What’s your goal (or dream)? If it involves running, these and the others in the Conway Running Group are a great group to chase it with.