Finding Our Pace

In January 2022, I ran the Chevron Houston Marathon. I use the the word “ran” extremely loosely, as even my fastest stride could most charitably be described as a heavy trot. Nevertheless, I laced up on each of those dark, early mornings, put in the training miles, and surpassed my wildest expectations simply by finishing the 26.2 miles upright. It was slooow, and surely not the least bit impressive in comparison to the world-class speed and endurance on display in abundance that day, but simply by putting one foot in front of the other over a long enough duration, I had accomplished something that I had previously assumed to be impossible…