Running the Marathon – A Metaphor for Life

Whether running the Boston Marathon or
running my life, there are invaluable lessons which I learned during
this journey on the road to the Boston Marathon.

Keep my own pace in this world of
cut throat competition and everyone wanting to edge everyone out, it
is crucial that I stick to my own steady pace, be self contained and
not allow the crush of the crowd to overwhelm me or veer me away from
what I know to be true. There was a crush of runners pushing and
shoving me and one person even commented,