I finished my run today and I was majorly disappointed when I saw my time. It was a hard day. I felt sluggish and out of breath and like I was pushing myself every inch of the way.
When Shawn asked me how it was, I told him it was awful because I was too slow!
To which he replied,
" Why can't you just enjoy running? Just doing it? Why is it always a contest?"
That made me think.
I love running even on bad days.
I don't want to lose the joy of running because I am constantly competing, albeit mostly with myself.
I want to challenge myself and set goals
but
I never want to lose the joy I get from completing a run.
I need to remember:
The important part is doing it and finishing.
There will be bad days, great days and those in between
but
I need to enjoy all of them
because that is why I run.
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