Nice Guys Finish Last

I hear all the time: "nice guys finish last." Well, let me change that saying to be more applicable to running: "Hard working slow runners finish last."

The reason I decided to write this blog was because I wanted to show that through hard work, a slow runner could finish reasonably well for himself as a collegiate runner.

What is slow? Slow is being an individual who was never able to break 60 in quarter in high school. Slow is being an individual who can get passed like he is standing still by most of the runners on the women's cross country team during strides. Slow is having to pump your arms vigorously to be able to handle the smallest amount of speed.

A hard working slow runner may earn the respect of the best runner on the team, David Herren, but then again David may ask, "Aren't you ever mad that you work so hard and there are guys who hardly work and they beat you?" To which the hard working slow runner responds, "At least when it is all said and done, I will know that I gave it my all and I will have no regrets."

Ask yourself, "Are you the hard working slow runner or are you just a slow runner?" Maybe you are more talented than the hard working slow runner. Is that an excuse to not work as hard? At the end of your collegiate career you will think back to all the decisons you made throughout your collegiate career. Did you make the right decisons? Did you reach your full potential? DID YOU WORK LIKE THE HARD WORKING SLOW RUNNER? BECAUSE HARD WORKING SLOW RUNNERS DO NOT FINISH LAST!