Success As A Runner...

Success as a runner – like runners – comes in many shapes, sizes and speeds. 

Some measure success by speed or pace; others by distance; some measure it by comparisons; some, more importantly, by their own progress. Some measure their success by numbers, data and gadgets; some by feel, perception and sense. 

Some measure success by finishing medals, places and results; others by having the courage to begin.

Some perceive success as survival; others longevity, or performance.

The runner young in years often sees success through comparison to others; to those wiser it comes through self reflection and introspection. Numbers can lie. The mirror does not.

To some the success appears to come by, through and with others. 

Ultimately, your success as a runner comes from you - your expectations, your choices and, most importantly, your actions. 

How much of that success you experience, and others see, is your ultimate running journey.