I used to run three days a week, and that was enough. I’d run hard and long and didn’t think about it beyond that.

Then I met Molly, a co-worker who, despite two young children and a crappy commute, found a way to run every day. She just did it. No excuses. No sleeping in if it cost her a workout. No going to bed if it precluded a run. A bunch of people would think her obsessive and unhealthy. I admired her drive. And now, I’ve made it mine.

I haven’t felt this stable, at peace and ok with myself in many years…a decade? The focus is proving to be worth the work.