Does fortune make us, or do we make our fortune? Piranas believe the later.
Ovid said, “Fortune and love favor the brave.” So often what we fear holds us back and keeps us from realizing our dreams and reaching our goals. Worse, we often fail to set goals that are lofty enough to cause us to stretch and reinvent ourselves.
Running is not in and of itself an exciting exercise. In fact, at times it is mundane and rote. However, when we push ourselves and extend ourselves and compete (or just finish) at longer and longer distances, we find the bravery inside each of us.
In times now long past men were tested physically by the necessities of life. Today we must find ways to push past our self-imposed limitations. Running gives us a framework to find the brave soul that is our true self.
Why do we care? Why do we push ourselves to exhaustion, risk injury, and endure this pain? Simple. We learn amazing things about ourselves on those long and lonely runs. We find that we are capable of willing ourselves past pain and exhaustion. We discover our heart and soul out on that road or trail. Our perspective changes and everything else in life seems a little clearer and a little easier.
So our challenge to you is this: be brave and gain the favor of fortune and love!