A common pipeline:
“I hate running”
to
“Okay, I did a half marathon and actually feel good about myself”
to
“Could I do a full marathon?”
I’ve been on that trajectory for the past several years. Last year, I decided, maybe now’s the time?
The thing is, training is pretty time demanding, and that’s not something I have a lot of these days. It’s also physically demanding. I decided to approach this race as if it might be the only marathon I ever run.
So with that being the case, I wanted to run somewhere epic.
So how about…
The country that seems to the best runners all over the world?
The country that holds the world marathon record, and eight of the top ten finishes?
A country where, even if I came in last, I could still feel good about myself knowing I ran with the best?