Running With Perseverance

My race calendar is pretty predictable year-in and year-out. In April, I run the Cherry Blossom 10 Mile Run (if I get in) and the GW Parkway Classic. In June, I run the Lawyers Have Heart 10K. In July I run the PVTC Go Fourth 8K. In October, I run the Army 10 Miler. Still, whenever the time comes to register for the Lawyers Have Heart, I hesitate. I just don’t like this race! Between the time of year (mid-June) and the route (the last mile in the blazing sun on the Whitehurst Freeway is brutal), this 10K is much harder than any 10 mile training run. But this race has become important to me for more personal reasons than chasing a PR or at least trying to beat the line.

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