{"id":32258,"date":"2021-02-11T12:34:29","date_gmt":"2021-02-11T17:34:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smps.org\/?p=32258"},"modified":"2023-06-16T12:28:24","modified_gmt":"2023-06-16T12:28:24","slug":"whats-your-100-mile-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smps.org\/2021\/02\/11\/whats-your-100-mile-race\/","title":{"rendered":"What\u2019s Your 100-Mile Race?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-32257 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/smps.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/goodwin-1200.png\" alt=\"What\u2019s Your 100-Mile Race?\" width=\"1200\" height=\"535\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This past weekend, my brother-in-law completed a 100-mile run in under 24 hours (22 hours, 29 minutes, to be exact!). While I can\u2019t answer the \u201cwhy\u201d question you&#8217;re surely asking, the reason I\u2019m sharing this is that being part of his support and pacing crew reminded me how strong humans can be\u2014not only physically but mentally. Over the course of the day, I saw him at his highest of highs and the lowest of lows. At times, it seemed impossible, and yet he finished.<\/p>\n<p>I suspect we\u2019ve all faced our own version of a 100-mile race at some point this past year. Working from home, homeschooling our kids, safeguarding our parents, developing business via Zoom, maintaining physical distance. Pardon me for stating the obvious, but all of these things are hard. And, guess what, friends? You are doing it. We are doing it!<\/p>\n<p>I recently finished up the planning, production, and execution of our twice-yearly company meeting. It\u2019s no surprise we\u2019ve had to pivot from in-person to on-camera. And while our meeting last summer was also virtual, we opted to post the content on our company Intranet. This time, we dove right into a live broadcast.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019d love to tell you that this year\u2019s company meeting and the planning involved were a piece of cake, but I\u2019d be lying. Truthfully, it was one of the most challenging work projects I\u2019ve undertaken. Was it perfect? Um, no! Am I better for it? Heck, yes!<\/p>\n<p>What do you consider to be your 100-mile race? Whether you\u2019ve decided to take on a tremendous challenge or the difficulties have been handed to you, I encourage you to acknowledge that you, too, can accomplish hard things.<\/p>\n<p>And know that the Society and SMPS Foundation are here to help get us through the hard times\u2014and to celebrate the good ones.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Article written by SMPS Foundation President-Elect <\/em><em>Andrea Goodwin, CPSM. 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