When I tackle my underdog story i better understand someone else's underdog story

​Running has proven to be an avenue by which I more clearly see the struggles other people have. Maybe because when it comes to running, I've always felt like an underdog.

I'm not fast.
I'm not lean.
I'm certainly not in my athletic prime. If I ever had one. 🙂
I line up at the back of the back. I finish there.
Most miles are hard miles.
By all accounts, running shouldn't be my thing.

By all accounts but one.

I love the underdog story. I love putting myself at starting lines where the finish line looks impossible. In some ways, it allows me to feel the starting lines other people have that feel impossible.
When I tackle my own underdog story, it makes me more sensitive to someone else's underdog story.

Underdogs have a desire to change things.
The more they fight through their own underdog stories the more they feel called to fight for someone else's.
That's running to me.
It's an underdog story. Every mile. Every breath.