After consistent questioning and persuasions, I made the decision to run the MCM. Training for this race was different for me. I had been running for some years now- two miles here, four miles there. Yet, I never really pushed myself to train. Training takes consistency, determination and hard work. From those three words, consistency was my challenge. I had to train...often. Well... Steve was my running partner. We trained together. We ran together. And after a while, we drew closer as friends...together. I began to understand his running pace and he understood mine. As we trained, running became more than just running. It became more of a friendship. I began to know more about him, his wife and family, and his interests. He got a chance to know a bit more of my victories and challenges, my strengths and shortcomings. But we ran together -- 5 miles, 8 miles, 10 and then 12....
Expressing what happens to dads everyday...