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Last Sunday, August 31, I started out on a run down a well-traveled path that I’ve run a thousand times. To the onlooker, it would appear that I was doing nothing more than starting out for a typical Sunday morning jog. But this workout was anything but routine, and it was definitely not a jog. It was a race. And, although I appeared to be alone, I was actually running beside over half a million runners from around the globe. I was running in the biggest 10K in history: the Nike+ Human Race.

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I’m making a list. For most people in my stage of life, that would mean jotting down an important but short term “to-do” item such as “buy diapers” or “get an oil change.” Sure, I have those just like everybody else. But this list is different; it’s special. It keeps me focused on successfully accomplishing the biggest goal on my current horizon: training for and finishing my very first marathon.

I’ve been a runner for most of my life, so while I keep a running journal to track my training, I d… Continue