Recently, we’ve been discussing what it would be like to achieve the highest quality art project, creative story, dance performance, math assignment, soccer game, etc…. Last week I discussed this idea further by asking students to reflect on the journey to achieve high quality.

I think this story I’m sharing with you today really helps us to understand what this journey involves.

Dipsea is a race that is very well known across the country for its rich history. The race covers 7.4 miles. It’s the oldest trail race in the US. Dipsea is not the most difficult running race in the world; however, it is treacherous and very challenging. Many racers have become injured while racing on the course which starts at sea level and rises to 1360 feet and descends back to sea level. Different points along the course have telling names like Cardiac, Insult Hill and Dynamite.  The following video gives you a tour of the race course. Please be advised that there is 1 inappropriate word used at the very ending of this video. I’m showing the video to help you understand how challenging our journey towards high quality can be.