I found this gem on the internet via Cameron Herold. It’s from a blog called BrandBuilder:

One thing I’ve found over the years is that many of the folks I train with (and race against) are for the most part as devoted to their jobs (if not more) as they are to running or cycling or triathlon. Unlike participation in say, golf or softball or basketball – no offense to club/league sports – the type of determination, discipline and emotional focus that comes with training day in, day out for extremely challenging endurance events (often by yourself) tends to bleed over into people’s 9-5’s.

As I sit here drinking my coffee, nursing a blister (no it wasn’t from running, it was from hiking along the beach yesterday in very old, ill-fitting hikers) that I noticed after my 6 am run, I realize — o crap, I gotta get to work!