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Photo credit: Charles Krupa\/Associated Press<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This week was the 122nd running of the Boston Marathon.\u00a0 And though the weather was miserable, the race was awesome to witness.<\/p>\n

I will likely never run the Boston Marathon.\u00a0 I’m a retired marathoner, and would have to be in my 80’s to even be able to consider making the qualification times (I actually didn’t look up the 80-year-old female qualifying times, so they might still be out of reach, but let me pretend, okay?)\u00a0 None of that means that I don’t still find it amazing.<\/p>\n

This race was cold, wet, and apparently even involved some snow.\u00a0 And still, so many runners went out and made the most of the day.\u00a0 They worked so hard to get there, and most of them weren’t going to let a little weather get them down.\u00a0 I’ve seen so many awesome pictures from before and after the race.\u00a0 Everyone looks so cold, but so happy to be there.<\/p>\n

The stories of the winners of the race are also pretty incredible.\u00a0 Desi Linden finally,\u00a0finally<\/em> won Boston.\u00a0 She is the example of someone who just keeps going, dealing with injury, less than ideal finishes, and she certainly wasn’t expected to win Boston.\u00a0 In fact, she said that she considered dropping out, so she decided to just help the other US women hold their spots.\u00a0 And then found herself in the lead.\u00a0 Even though she felt miserable, she pushed through.<\/p>\n

Sarah Sellers, the second place female, was also not expected to finish as well as she did.\u00a0 She isn’t a pro – she’s a full time nurse.\u00a0 She trained while also working 10 hour shifts.\u00a0 (She’s not a nobody, of course. She has won a marathon and is working towards qualifying for the Olympics, though I saw one report that said this was only her second marathon ever.)\u00a0 But she too battled the weather, didn’t give up, and found herself on the podium.<\/p>\n

The men’s winner, Japan’s Yuki Kawauchi, also isn’t a full-time runner.\u00a0 He’s a high school administrator.\u00a0 He’s having a great year, having run and won four marathons so far this year.\u00a0 He was also not expected to win, but benefited from his cold weather experience and won his first running of the Boston Marathon.<\/p>\n

To me the lessons here are clear.\u00a0 Put in the work and don’t give up.\u00a0 Every day won’t be your day, but that doesn’t mean you should quit.\u00a0 Sometimes you will meet your goals, and sometimes you won’t, but there’s always a next time.\u00a0 Every race might not feel amazing, and you might be miserable, but sometimes pushing through and focusing on the effort will make all the difference.\u00a0 And never stop dreaming.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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