Cant Live With/Cant live without

The application of cant live with/cant live without is just as subjective as the person making the statement. In my case, the focus is on those I cannot live without. While this may be a statement I am using here, it does not represent to what degree. Some will obviuosly warrant higher levels of required daily sensory input than others, but all carry a certain amount of weight that is extremely important to me. Without such people in my life, my "can-do" button often times remains stuck in neutral and when it comes to endurance athletics, support networks are critical.
Debbie
My most precious foundation of support, this woman feels every high and low I go through first-hand. She is my sounding board, my encourager, voice of reason, and comforter in times of stress and pain. Yes....there is always pain. Yet still she waits for me and will always be the one that gets the first hug when I cross the line since she is the only one I look for when I DO cross the finish line.

Jared Sweet
As my coach, Jared has earned his way into my trophy case. while providing me with the nuts and bolts of training, he has become a trustedfriend as well. When the fog hits, he has become a lighthouse to me, providing me with guidance and direction that help me prove to MYSELF that I am capable of so much more than where I am. It is his belief in me that has led me to pursue what I thought was unachievable just a year ago.

Amanda
My daughter. she plays no direct role in my training whatsoever, and yet she has to be mentioned because if she were NOT the classy, intelligent, moral, sensitive, and compassionate young woman she has become, she would have been a constant drain on my resources. Indirectly, by being a woman of virtue, she enable me to be the athlete I want to be. Now if I could only get her to run with me.

My list of Honor Roll participants will continue in further blogs, but for now, as I continue to explore the capabilities of this whole "Blog-thing" I have captured three people that mean the world to me. It is through their direct/indirect support that I can accomplish my dreams and I wish only the same for them as well. It funny, though...this sport I do is an individual sport. I go out, I run, I compete and I take home what I put into it. In the end, I will stand alone and give an account for my actions and receive my just reward. But in the end, it isnt just me, and it isnt always about me. I cant do this alone. No one can. I need what other give, and in return I hope to do the same. That is what I think is what makes me a better anything, that about me most would say "Cant live without."