The lure is created with a fancy website, a tech shirt, and electronic timing. Race events create a time and place for runners to gather and participate. You convince your friends to join you and you begin to prepare. You mark your calendar and you plan routes and distances along your journey. The day arrives and you line up and wait for the starter’s gun to sound. As you cross the finish line, you reflect on the experience and your enthusiasm builds to repeat the cycle of planning your next event. Closer than you realize, your next event does not need to be weeks or months away. You can be your own race director. Each day provides the ability to run the route and distance you choose. Your event can take place along the ocean or a lake or riverfront. It can be in an urban area or a rural area, with a crowd or without one. Imagine your own starting line, starter’s gun, and the fulfilling zeal of crossing your own finish line. Appreciate the sights you encounter and relish in knowing the event you’ve just completed is another one for the record books.