The Mercy Health Glass City Marathon is approaching. Have you signed up? Did you sign up for the Owens Corning 1/2 marathon, Yark Marathon Relay, Medical Mutual 5K...? Did you sign your kids up for the Findlay kid races?

Why do you race? Why do WE race? Will you qualify for the Olympics? Most of us would answer 'no.' -Does it change you? Most of us would answer 'yes.' Physically & mentally we become stronger. Does it make you a better person? Again, most of us would answer 'yes.' Many of us learn "grit." A tenacious resilience to get stuff done. Many of us learn joy- an "overall" positivity despite not always being happy in the cold or wind of daily training.

Training for a race keeps us on track for big goals in a month, a year & life long achievements.

How do you track those goals? Do you publicly share those goals?

Our local race has partnered with RaceJoy. RaceJoy is an app that you can download onto your smart phone. It allows people to get updates on your progress during race day. There is a free version as well as an upgraded version that allows friends & family to send you cheers along the way. It is a good way to receive race updates (expo time & location to information about road closures) as race day gets closer.

If you haven't already done so, download your free app in preparation for April. They call it "Race--Joy" for a reason. We are all joyful that we get to be part of the race... in the midst of the action... reaching goals, being happy as a community of runners & cheering each other on...

MORE INFO on the RaceJoy app & DOWNLOAD