Running for me is kind of a love/hate relationship. Time and distance scare me. I often beat myself up for not being a natural runner. I don't run fast. I don't imagine I look graceful.
BUT what running gives me is time with me. It frees me from so much. I can't run and focus on everything that is consuming my mind. When I run, I can only focus on that. My heart beat. My breath. My foot steps. The music in my ears. Even if I try and think of something else, it escapes my brain as quickly as it came in.
Running is time that is just about me. It's not about what has to be done. What wasn't done. What someone said or didn't say. What someone thinks. What someone is doing or not doing. It's about me, and only me.
Today I had a great 4 mile run. I felt strong. I felt happy. I felt good about myself.
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