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Tough Challenges = Sweet Victory!

So I went to Eureka Springs this week to run the most challenging course I have done so far. It was pretty much up hill for about 2.5 miles and then straight down for the last half. And that is no exaggeration whatsoever! The first hill goes straight up - turns left and goes up and to the right some more! Then a very brief hilly section before the straight up incline leading to the historic Crescent Hotel. (can you say "butt-kicker"?) It was very tough...

 I had to walk for a few feet on the second incline...and I hate walking during a race! I felt like I was crawling along, barely moving at all. Then after conquering the hill I almost never caught my breath! Sheesh! And just about the time I did, the course shifted and went straight down Benton Rd! It was almost as difficult to hold myself back as going up the hill had been!

 I crossed the finish line in just over 35 minutes. That's not too bad actually, for an old lady. My PR is in the 31 minute range so I really felt pretty good about it. And then...I found out that there were 5 of us old timers running the race...and I came in first! It was a sweet first place victory!! (Yay me!)

 While I was going up the hill, barely moving and really wanting to just stop - my whole body crying out that I was overdoing it and pushing it too hard and too far -- I started thinking about how nice it was going to be to cross that finish line! It was the most challenging of any race I have ever run so far...but I started thinking about how sweet the victory of completion was going to be; and that's what kept my feet moving forward.

 Here's the life lesson: when we face struggles in life and it really feels like we are numb and cannot go on...just know the more difficult the battle - the sweeter the victory!! So trudge on all you warriors!! Keeping putting one foot in front of the other and take it one step at a time. There is a finish line coming and the harder the course - the sweeter the victory!
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