Thirteen Miles

In grade school, I was taught to recognize peer pressure. I was also taught that peer pressure is bad. "Don't give in to peer pressure," I was told.

A month or two ago, I gave in to peer pressure. Sure, it was something I'd considered doing. And yes, the "cool kids" were doing it. And so, in a team meeting, when someone asked "anyone else?" I joined up.

On April 25th, I'll be running the Drake Relays half marathon. I've never run competitively until this year. After I decided to run the half marathon, I ran a 5k to get a feel for this competitive running thing.

Until this year, I'd never run more than five miles at a stretch. On April 25th, just over a month away, I'm going to run thirteen miles. And two other guys from my team at work will be running. We might not run together, but I suspect it'll still be a fun experience to share.