They say that things that have great value are worth the struggles, and hard work that it takes to gain them. The road to Boston has been a rocky one. I know that the journey will be worth the joys that I will be rewarded with in the destination.
I think everyone in the blogosphere knows the wonderful blogging voice of the Running Chick with the Orange Hat. When I discovered her blog I was intrigued, entertained, and aligned. When I read her most recent race report, I was jealous. I was also in awe. Not only did she run a stellar race, but she trained hard to earn her BQ.
It wasn’t the same rocky road as mine. There weren’t the conversations with Grandma as she was on her deathbed during the marathon. There wasn’t the twisted ankle 4 days before race day. Or the MVA that lead to back pain and ultimately missing a 20-mile training run. There wasn’t even the black flag warning on race day.
But the Running Chick had her own unique challenges – some of which she shared with us, and others that we have not idea that she endured. We all run on the rocky road towards our goals and when it seems like were might get a flat tire, a few heaping spoonfuls of Rocky Road ice cream will patch it up nicely.