The Time You Have

“Do what you can in the time you have.” That’s my mantra.

Today I loaded up my ruck and the dog and we went on an 8-mile hike. Twice around the park adjacent to our house and four times down to the beach and back up again. 

I always start these sorts of training hikes thinking I can go faster or further than I can. I’m fatter now (just clocked in at 203 this morning) than I’ve ever been before in my life and I turn 50 next September, so I suppose there are reasons I’m slower than I used to...