It’s the Climb

Next week... the Newport Marathon. Now… I hate to quote teenage Disney pop songs… but don’t the lyrics to The Climb by Miley Cirus look like it was written about a marathon? I have pondered time and again just why I am running another marathon. I know I will not qualify for Boston. No PR. Why the training? Why the 3 ½ hour runs. Why do I try my wife’s patience as I hobble home like a wounded soldier… from my self-inflicted war against a sedentary life?

The climb. That is why. Nothing is waiting for me at the finish line. I already collected my victory in that I made it to the starting line.

The Climb by Miley Cirus

I can almost see it
That dream I am dreaming
But there’s a voice inside my head saying
“You’ll never read it”
Every step I’m taking
Every move I makes feels
Lost with no direction
My faith is shaking

But I got keep trying
Gotta keep my head held high
There’s always gonna be another mountain
I’m always gonna wanna make it move
Always gonna be an uphill battle
Sometimes I’m gonna have to lose

Ain’t about how fast I get there
Ain’t about what’s waiting o the other side
It’s the Climb
The struggles I’m facing
The chances I’m taking
Sometimes might knock me down
But no, I’m not breaking

I may not know it
But these are the moments that
I’m gonna remember most, yeah
Just gotta keep going

Keep on moving, keep climbing
Kepp the faith
It’s all about, it’s all about the climb