Confucius Says...

"A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step." Blah, blah, blah...

My running journey in 2007 began on January 1st, at 11:30 a.m. with a 4 mile, 34:42 outdoor run in 65 degree weather (it pays to journal). It concluded today, December 31st, at approximately 4:02 pm with a 4 mile, 38:26 treadmill run (tapering, remember - going slower!), as I completed my 1,000th mile of running for the year. Quite a year! Figure a conservative 9:30/mile average over the year, and I ran for 6.6 days, or over 158 hours. Not quite Forrest Gump-like, but good enough. I have been fortunate to have good health for the year, an understanding family, and the determination to keep going. Even accomplished a "double-double" - like an NBA player - with another 1307 miles logged on the bike. Ok, so this probably isn't that rare, but for me, it will probably not happen again. The year of Ken is coming to an end - fitness, fundraising, friends and fun were all a part of 2007.

What will 2008 bring? I doubt another 1,000 miles running. But as Confucius, that wise old Chinese philosopher says, it all begins with a single step. So tomorrow I will rise (hopefully later than usual and without a headache or bellyache), put one foot in front of the other, and see where my Nike's might take me. And I hope the journey is just as special as it was in 2007!