New Goal. New Focus

This is the paragraph from a book called ‘The Non-Runner’s Marathon Trainer‘

Why Marathon?

At some point, everyone who has ever trained for an run a marathon has asked him or herself that very question.  The answers are as individual as the person asking the question.   Each of us has a complete unique set of life experiences, yet as humans we share the desire to test our personal limited in search of how far we can go.   The avenue of testing is limited only by one’s imagination, fear, threshold, and financial resources.  Some people dive out of airplanes, others climb mountains, still others explore the depths of the sea.   But for most of us, the arenas of challenge are less grandiose and a lot closer to home:  how long can I work in the yard before having to go in and rest, or how far can I walk before turning for home, or how much longer can I tolerate this job before it drives me crazy?

Along with the need to grow by testing and expanding our personal limits, we humans desire and value what psychologists call ‘peak experiences‘.   Peak experiences are positive happenings that have a profound and lasting impact.  They are life-changing and in retrospect are often considered the finest moments of our lives.  They are experiences we value and memories we cherish

Why did I quote the paragraph from that book above?   Well, you probably guessed by now that I have a new goal and new focus after my climb next week.

I’m going to run a half-marathon.

Stay tuned for detail and training plan.