citizen of the planet

Back when I was selecting the curriculum for this running clinic I decided to schedule the motivational talk at this point.  See, the clinic’s been going for weeks at this point and even though race day is near it kind of feels like this thing has been dragging on a long time.  So, I scheduled the talk now to prevent people from mentally checking out.  Makes sense, right?  So, I didn’t really book anyone to be a guest speaker for the talk.  Instead I opted to just give the talk myself.  It’s not the first time I gave this motivational talk.  Actually, my first time giving the talk was in September last year.  Of course, it’s been a while since then, so I’ve kind of forgotten a lot of what I said back then.  As such, all day I was sort of fretting over what I was planning to say.

See, just like Amanda Marshall says: everybody’s got a story.  The story of my running experience is rife with various triumphs, failures, and lessons.  If you’ve been following all on this blog you’ll know how true that is. It’s amazing how I got to this very point of coaching a clinic myself from my early days running at the back of the pack.  All this time, despite any shortcomings I’ve just been plugging along, putting in the mileage because there’s nothing else I really can do, you know?  I realized early on that I wouldn’t improve by remaining still.  As such, I’ve tried to remain as consistent as possible, and it’s easy to see that that’s true.  I guess, my goal of the talk was to pass along some inspiration to ensure that everyone keeps going.  Even if there are troubles along the way, it’s important to know that none of the completed training goes to waste.  Every minute out there is valuable.

I think I did a great job passing that info along.  It’s not just in the stories, but also in the delivery. I did feel relieved once it was completed.  If even one of them takes home some extra drive to work harder, then it was all worth the stress.