You think running's okay... and that marathoners just might be loony. Sure, you'd like to have the credential your friend has: The LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon medal hanging carelessly on his office wall.

But the minute you do more than dream about it, your hands start sweating and you think of all the stuff that could go wrong.

And that would be?

Really. What could go wrong? Maybe you'd have to walk some instead of running the whole thing. (Most of us do, truth be told.) Maybe you'd need to pee and there wouldn't be a bathroom handy. (Happens. Lots of alleys, dumpsters to dodge behind, and lots of other runners doing it so the embarassment level is very low!) Maybe your legs will fall off.

In other words, nah! You can do this. The real question is (in the words of Soren Kierkegaard)... do you have the purity of heart to will one thing? Do you have desire? The trails call. All things are possible. All you have to lose is fat and that winter dough-boy (or dough-girl) look.

And it is for a great cause. Sure, you can support your friend running for TEAMCCO by being a sponsor. That's great. But wouldn't it be cool to one of those people everyone else is just staring at with a mixture of amazement and envy? Wouldn't it be great to be OUT THERE?

Don't be scared.

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