AM - 8 miles up to work. Slept in as late as possible today. Mixed in another little fartlek workout during the run: 10 x 1 minute w/ 1 minute recovery. They were all about 5K effort... first 5 were flat, second 5 were uphill. Get your picks in for the Olympic Trials prediction contest! Pick the "Fast Running Blog" group off the drop-down menu when you log in. PM - 8.4 miles. Met Andrea after a few miles and we ran around Sugar House neighborhoods. Looking forward to watching the trials tomorrow afternoon. I've barely been able to keep up with all the great interviews and articles this week... I love all the attention this event gives to the sport. Thought this passage I read today from Josh Cox was especially inspiring: That’s what life is about, being faithful with your gifts and talents. Being our best, day in and day out. What would the world look like if we were all at our best? I’m not talking about “what split can you hit?” – all of us, at our best, in every area of our life, all the time. It would be astonishing. That’s what makes this weekend special; 130 of the best marathoners in America attempting to deliver their absolute best over 26.2 miles. When my friend Amby from Runner’s World says to my coach, ‘I think it's great that Josh is so focused on the Trials, but you've got to wonder what the point is.’ I say, going all-in is exactly the point, not just for this race but in anything in life. Honing your craft and stacking your chips for months, years, and even decades, to shove them all out on the line, hoping that one day their sum will deliver a magical performance – this is the dreamer’s dream, no matter the profession. Not hedging your bets, not having plan B’s; bleeding, clawing, and scraping to keep your dreams alive when the critics, pundits, and just about everyone else is telling you to give up. Life is full of folks telling you no, you can’t, you’re not qualified, you should move on. For every dreamer there are a hundred critics. For everyone pursuing their dreams there are a hundred cynics. But I learned something long ago; those who have abandoned their own dreams will try to convince you to abandon yours. Don’t listen. Here's the whole thing he wrote.
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