Run the Year Motto:  Run, Crawl, Walk, Conquer, Dominate 2,016 miles in 2016

July 2016 update:  Month o’ mighty family vacations – week in St. Louis, week in Montana.  Struggled to get in all my miles, but overall fairly consistent – missed only 6 days.  It’s summer time, I’ll take it.

2 month focus (July & August): ENDURANCE

Never been a summer runner – completing my miles, just getting it done in July & August will be a personal victory.

Race ReCap:  completed marathon #67 in Aspen, my 5^th FULL in Colorado, 32^nd consecutive month marathoning 🙂

Mileage ReCap:  Still on track, ended July at 1,171 miles (5 miles short of goal).

Run the Year – August Newsletter

 

When you take on a year long challenge like this, you have to remember that you are not perfect.  If you were perfect, there would be no room for improvement, no reason to make goals, take on challenges, or fight to improve who you are.

 

If you were perfect there would be no room to grow, to learn, to struggle, or to take on the impossible. Being imperfect is what makes you interesting, beautiful, complex, fun to talk to at parties.  Being imperfect forces you to strive for success and to understand that failure is part of the process.

 

This month, celebrate your imperfections.  Pick one thing to improve.  Maybe add an extra mile to your weekly log.  Maybe skip your afternoon snack.  No matter what you choose, choose it knowing that you will still not be perfect – but that’s what makes the progress feel so good.