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Saturday, March 2, 2013

Mountains to Climb

I came across this blog post about Utah and the snow piles. And it made me think about this church talk about overcoming challenges. And then it made me remember my high school cross country teammate Lauren Lucas.

Once, near the end of summer in Vegas, yes scorching hot Vegas, we were doing hill repeats, just for fun, because we are overachievers, and because we told ourselves we were going to take state that year. And after a few repeats, when we were at the top, one of us looked over at the foothills of Black Mountain. Maybe because anything would have been better than running up that hill again or maybe just because a mountain seemed easier...

"Look at that mountain; let's run it," someone said. So we did. Let me tell you right now: Running up mountains is one of the most rewarding physical experiences. It literally feels like you are pulling yourself, and each other, up to greater heights. So we sat there, looking over the Las Vegas valley, looking at all the next mountains we were going to run up. We told ourselves we could run up anything, and I still believe that sometimes.


4 comments:

  1. I loved how you took us through the thoughts that got you to this post. I like having a peek into the mind of a slicer as they decide what to write about. Living in Iowa, I can't imagine running up mountains, but it certainly would be beautiful!

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  2. Wow! Running up mountains in Las Vegas in the summer????? I agree with you-- if you can do that, you can accomplish almost anything! Are you still a runner?

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  3. yes I am. I ran collegiality D1 cross country and track. I am graduating pretty soon here and on to my career as a teacher.

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  4. My daughter ran x-country...she was usually the fifth girl. It taught her lessons that will never be learned another way. I has always been my favorite sport to watch. I admire the last person in, perhaps more than the first. Beautiful blog, beautiful post. xo

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