Running my own race

Last weekend, I ran the Stuart Sailfish Sprint 5K.

As the gun went off, many people started faster than me.

I wanted to run faster, especially during the first mile when a bunch of people were ahead of me. But I kept reminding myself to run my race. Nobody else's.

It paid off. I ended up passing every runner who'd gone ahead of me — and crossed the finish line first.

It was a good reminder for Run The Day to avoid comparing ourselves to others and just do the work. That is how we fulfill our potential and run our race.

Because at the end of the day, the decisions we make won't make sense to everyone — we won’t always win.

But if we advance our mission by serving races and the people who organize them, I don’t think we can lose.

— Ian