Tomorrow, We Get a Goal

Tomorrow I'm running a 5K with someone who, up until last week, had never run a full 5K. 

She'd completed several 5Ks, but never run the whole way. She runs several times a week. She's strong and healthy and determined. 

She's just been unable to cross that magic line without stopping. 

Now, you and I both know that she's capable of doing it. But her head got in the way and convinced her lungs and her legs that she couldn't get it done. 

So, we put a race on the calendar. We changed up her routine a little. (My suggestions? No running where she knew mile markers. No running with the app that whispers in her ear to tell her how far she's gone.)

And guess what? She ran more than 3 miles this past week! 

So, on a beautiful fall Saturday, we're going to cross this "can't" off the list at the Haunted Hustle in Madison. 

It's the victory lap.