Demi

Life at 33 Vol. 1: Medal Monday Edition

Man. What a year. And what a way to cap it off. My first marathon. I’ve been wanting to avoid the cliche marathon sayings when writing this but it’s apparent that they are truly life lessons after the year I’ve had.

“Life is a marathon, not a sprint” As long as you got the gift of breath in your lungs, your physical health, and the support of those around you - you can do those hard things. It may not look pretty. It may not even look how you wanted it to - but it can get done.

“One step at a time” It’s truly not over until you’ve met that goal or you’ve stopped trying altogether. You giving up or not?

These things seem more straightforward to me today than they ever have. After months of training (which had its own life lessons of its own) I’m going into this new year feeling accomplished but also remembering that the goal hasn’t changed: Be better than the man that you were yesterday.

Thank you to everyone who helped me get across the @surfcitymarathon finish line yesterday! S/o to my community for the love and support - I really needed yall yesterday and yall showed up and showed out!