the FINISH LINE...

It's a build to the very end.  

5k

10k

13.1

26.2

It's a steady push or even a sprint that concludes the physical gauntlet that is as much a mental challenge as a body pushed to the max.

You see it in the distance, but with each step it comes closer.

With each pace of heart and muscle the completion is evident.

Breathe...

Push...

Never - - - - - - - - - - - - Give - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Up!!


But what if at the very end - right before crossing the line - you stopped.  Just stopped and turned around.  Breathed.  Looked back.

The moments that led up to being in front of that banner all seem so short.  But they came over miles.  Over months of training.  Strenuous labor to be better - to succeed.

Just a second to soak on the personal victory!

No, I don't really expect a runner to do that, but in our life, shouldn't we take those moments.  Not just looking to the finish, but seeing ALL that brought us to where we're at.

Then PUSH....

and FINISH!