Everybody has their own race to run. Many run in spite of obstacles we don’t know about. Some run on talent or youth, some on willpower we can’t imagine. There’s little point in comparing yourself to anybody else, and there’s no point in complaining about the advantages others may have had. The race is yours, and it’s about choosing forward, as Amy put it, no matter the circumstances.

Today, I’ll be following the blue line. I run because I want to. I don’t know for sure what race I’ll be running. What kind of day it is or how it will feel. But in one and a half hour I’ll be on the start line to follow the blue line til I cross the last line.