2014-05-28 - We share the run

There is so much more to each of us than meets the eye, we each live a rich and interesting life and have a valuable story to tell. As we go through our day to day lives we pass people on the street, they drive by in cars, they surround us in crowds, people we don't know a thing about, people we most likely take for granted. It's hard to remember at times that each of them are special, perhaps they are the most amazing person we could ever meet ... if we met, but we don't always get that privilege. A thought occurred to me as I lined up with several thousand runners at the starting line of the Bayshore Marathon last Saturday. Here I was in a crowd of mostly strangers and I realized that ... I was not taking them for granted, in fact, it felt strangely like they were my friends. The reality struck me that I knew some important things about each of them. I knew they had the guts to toe the marathon starting line and that they had set and accomplished a long term goal. They had managed their time, trained and lived, in at least some ways, similar lives as myself. We smiled, and made eye contact as we went through our pre-race thoughts and rituals. Not strangers but fellow runners sharing the road, sharing our pain and would soon, share our success.

Run forever my friend,

Randy Step, an admitted obsessed runner, living a life... much like yours.

P.S.- Don't miss out on AMAZING Running Fit deals this weekend. Stop by the Dexter Ann Arbor Run expo on Saturday, May 31 at Skyline High School from Noon- 6 PM for a sweet apparel sale! Visit us at the Downtown Ann Arbor store Saturday and Sunday for 10-50% off STORE WIDE! (excludes Brooks)

P.S. - The Legend continues! Join us on August 2, 2014 in Laingsburg, MI for a 5mi, 10mi and 13.1mi trail run! Visit www.runlegend.com for more info!