What I see when I race

You will never see me wearing headphones when I run. I want to hear the conversations that tell me so many of the stories of the runners around me. I almost always meet someone new at races who wants to tell me his or her story. At every race I find myself thinking that I wish more people knew running is about so much more than putting one foot in front of the other. Here is what I see and hear at every race.

Courage

It takes courage if you are struggling with fitness to show up to an event where there are going to be people who make fitness a priority. Many people will never do…