Water

 I have been blessed with not one but two jobs that I love. Which is a really good thing because I spend a lot of time working between the two of them. Along with my job as a reporter/editor, I work at 26.2 Running Company, a job I stumbled upon back in March. I think it was Heavenly Fathers way of helping me discover a new passion.

 I worked at the Utah Valley Marathon on Saturday and it's so easy to make life metaphors when it comes to running. Probably one of the many reason I love running so much (notice"running nerd" on my shirt). My job was to hand water to the runners and to provide encouragement. I was positioned at mile marker 19 where I think most people hit their wall.

 I have noticed that I am a person who pays attention to detail and I find some way to apply it to my life. I thought I would share some observations I had and I will let you come to your own conclusion for life metaphors.

• Some people are just better at running than others but anybody can do a marathon is they choose to do it
• A simple thank you goes a long way and made me want to keep helping
• I hope the people who took a second to put the cup in the trash can, did better on their time
• Desperation can make a person act differently
• People came from over 46 different states and 9 countries all for the experience of running a marathon
• Part of me just lights up inside when in the running atmosphere
• I didn't know what the previous part of the race was like for them or the end results. All I saw was that brief moment of their journey. I was curious to see their individual faces all at the beginning and the end of the race
• I was almost attacked by a mob of thirsty women
• Having the right gear, shoes, clothes etc.. had a profound impact on their experience
• Some people like to have encouragement where others, just leave them alone hah
• Those who had people with them seemed to be having a better time
• Sometimes, you really can't go much further on your own and you need to ride in the special medical vehicle down to the bottom and that's ok. It's the best option.
• It was rather easy to spot those individuals who took the time to train/prepare themselves for the race 
• Epic music makes things so much more exciting
• I felt like the seagulls from Finding Nemo as I repetitively called out "Water?" but I needed to be said over and over so people knew what was in the cup

Mosiah 4:27 "And see that all these things are done in wisdom and order; for it is not requisite that a man should run faster than he has strength. And again, it's expedient that he should be diligent, that thereby he might win the prize; therefore all things must be done in order."