I'm always striving for a peaceful life. "Conflict is suffering" and who wants to suffer-inside or out. This is how I like to view running. Enjoy the ride! Time,weather, physical and mental conditioning are not things to fight. Take them in and adjust.
I came to this thought a few years ago. In all places- the middle of a marathon. I had been running for a year and this was my first marathon.( I ran years ago but don't count it since I took so long off) I had a lot of things going on and was not training like I should for a marathon. Actually my long run was a 10 miler the week before. I figured I would jog through it with no problem. Boy was I wrong. Sure it was nice for the first few miles until my body decided to throw some fun into the day-runner's trots. Fun, fun, fun till our daddy takes the t-bird away! So that is when I joined the small elite category only known to a few- a race within the race- the porta john group. Racing one mile at a time to our next pit stop. I was having a great duel with a woman from Memphis (who I think was a pro). Through all this I learn to be in the moment. It was like the whole world opened up to me and become one of the best days of my life! When someone would ask me how I did I respond " less than a day!". Marriage, kids born, marathon all rank up there as best days ever. Now to me every run is a great run. Fast, slow, long, short, heat, rain.....just enjoy the ride.
More to come....
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