Desire Over Reason

Marathoning: The triumph of desire over reason. - New Balance

It makes no sense to run 26.2 miles, especially the extra 385 yards that the .2 dictates.  But, there are hundreds of thousands of finishers all over the globe doing it in areas that, quite frankly, shouldn't be having marathons.  There are many reasons why people run them and each runner will represent a unique reason.  Continuing to run them is beyond all reason.  With that comes desire and desire will always win.

The obsession with running [marathons] is really an obsession with the potential of more and more life. - George Sheehan

 There is a lot of life that can be experienced during a marathon, physically and mentally, the world around you, the lives of other runners, total strangers cheering, weather, courses, thoughts, problems solved, ups and downs, love, struggle, emotions, God's blessings - all in a few hours.  But the real obsession is the holistic experience taken back into our lives from the marathon.  We live in the same world experienced in a marathon and what we take from it only helps us move forward, day after day.  The marathon is never run backwards.  People don't start at the finish.  But what they have learned from past marathons allows them to move forward in and informed, educated, and wise way - past experience, current circumstances, hopes and dreams.  Life is a marathon!  let us run with desire.

Desire Over Reason - 13 degrees

Today Day 30: 3 miles: 2014: 170 miles