Start fast or finish strong

You’re almost a month into the year.

Did you start chasing your goals at a sprint?

Exhausted yet?

I’ve finally started running my years like I run my races.

Here’s what happens…every time:

Immediately, I drop to the back of the pack.

My mind starts taunting… How are you gonna feel coming in last?

I have a choice: stick with my unglamorous pace or rush ahead in a blur of glory.

I stay the course.

As the miles pass by, guess who reappears?

Those same runners who sprinted ahead at the start.

One by one I pass them.

They aren’t having much fun. They’re struggling. Hurting.

Victims of their start.

Finishing strong is a lot better than starting fast.

Pace matters.

So, if in the early dawn of the year you’re already out of breath, have a cramp in your side, and the road ahead seem daunting…

Perhaps you started too fast.

Allow yourself to recalibrate your pace.

You’re less than one-twelfth of the way through…

Slow down. Enjoy the journey. Finish strong.