You never know when you are going to have a positive impact on another person.
My brother and I were “running” a Spartan Race two weeks ago. The weather and the course were working against us. In our group was an older runner (For context, I am 53) named John. He was keeping up with us and working hard. I was so inspired. I then heard his story, recovering from sickness and working hard to back to his 7-minute miles. John was at least in his 60’s and ran 7-minute miles. Better than that, he has signed up for 11 more Spartan races this year. I needed a week to recover, signed up for 3 more races this year, and am lucky to run 8:45 minute miles.
Inspiration is not motivation; the right inspiration, like John’s, provides focus. Because of his influence, I am laser-focused on my training, recovery, and nutrition to one day be the guy John was to me at the race. He has no idea how much he influenced me.
Thank you to everyone like John out there, especially the one who ran with my brother and me at the NJ Super on April 29 in the 8:45 heat.
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