Since first hearing Matchbox Twenty, I’ve been a huuuggge fan. I pretty much stop whatever I’m doing when I hear the first few notes of a song to listen and relish in my MB20 bliss.
After the big decision that I was going to be an Ironman, my first goal was to finish a marathon. If I couldn’t finish a marathon, I couldn’t finish the Ironman. September, 2008 I started my training for the 2009 P. F. Changs Rock ‘N Roll marathon in Phoenix.
Matchbox Twenty’s How Far We’ve Come track quickly became my theme song. I listened to it first thing on my early morning runs to get me motivated. As I started the last mile of the PF Chang’s I put the song on repeat so it would get me through those last few brutal minutes. The beat of the song is fun and energizing and a few of the lines really keep me moving.
Every time I hear the line, “Let’s see how far we’ve come. . . Let’s see how far we’ve come,” I think back to when I couldn’t even run half of a mile. I’ve now completed three marathons. I am thankful every time I can tie up my shoelaces and hit the pavement and I do not take it for granted. I’m not always happy or excited about it, but I do it. I think about how running really has changed my life and how I have been able to experience so much more because of it. You may even catch me smiling every once in a while.
After the big decision that I was going to be an Ironman, my first goal was to finish a marathon. If I couldn’t finish a marathon, I couldn’t finish the Ironman. September, 2008 I started my training for the 2009 P. F. Changs Rock ‘N Roll marathon in Phoenix.
Matchbox Twenty’s How Far We’ve Come track quickly became my theme song. I listened to it first thing on my early morning runs to get me motivated. As I started the last mile of the PF Chang’s I put the song on repeat so it would get me through those last few brutal minutes. The beat of the song is fun and energizing and a few of the lines really keep me moving.
Every time I hear the line, “Let’s see how far we’ve come. . . Let’s see how far we’ve come,” I think back to when I couldn’t even run half of a mile. I’ve now completed three marathons. I am thankful every time I can tie up my shoelaces and hit the pavement and I do not take it for granted. I’m not always happy or excited about it, but I do it. I think about how running really has changed my life and how I have been able to experience so much more because of it. You may even catch me smiling every once in a while.
