Starting a Business is Similar to Running

miked | Nov 17, 2006 | Comments 0

I remember back in high school in order to try out for the basketball team you had to run a 6 minute mile. That was just to try out for the team. You still had to be one of the top 12 players to make the team.

I was never fond of running just for the sake of running. However, I could run on the basketball court all day without a problem. I remember running that mile to qualify for try outs. Matter of fact, that may have been the first time I had ever run a mile. It just didn’t seem to make sense running that far without a ball in your hand. Four times around the track equated to a mile. As I was rounding the track on the fourth lap, I could hear the coach calling out the times. A couple of guys were under 5 minutes. Another group finished between 5:15 and 5:30. Next he yelled 5:45. It dawned on me that if I didn’t get in gear he was going to yell 6 minutes before I crossed the line.

I have hated running since that day. I would cross at 6:15. 15 lousy seconds too slow. That SUCKED. Fortunately, you had 2 chances to run the mile and I made on the second try. I also went on to make the team.

The following article brought back those fond memories.

Top 5 Reasons Running is like a Startup