Marathon Log.19.  Miles logged: 17 miles

I have bested my longest distance!  I wish I could have said that I bested it by running 20 miles, or even the full 26 which is where the training program has taken us to this point.

But I finished 17, and I am proud of each mile of it. 

Been thinking today about what makes a champion--watching the Super Bowl had something to do with it.  Congrats to the New England Patriots, who won their third championship in four seasons.  As the saying goes, that's the stuff legends are made of. 

But what does it take to get there?  I'm realizing that in training for this marathon, it takes gosh darn hard work.  I didn't run with the rest of the AIDS marathon participants this weekend, but I heard that they passed out medals for finishing the 26.  And well deserved, too--as you can see from these marathon logs of mine, training for this hasn't been a piece of cake.

I want a medal.  I want to finish this thing and bask in the realization of accomplishing this goal of mine.  It must feel good, too, as I was thinking when I watched Deion Branch hoist the Super Bowl trophy over his head.  It is good to win. And it also can't hurt to be the MVP.

I'm holding out for the best reward, however:

"So do not throw away your confidence; it will be richly rewarded.  You need to persevere so that when you have done the will of God, you will receive what he has promised."  Hebrews 10:35

Oh, and a * special * shout-out to my loving dad, who faithfully rode his bike while I motored through my 17 miles.  I must have the best dad in the world.

20 days to go.

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