I took an extra day of vacation today so I have the Sunday angst on a Monday. I ran 5 of my six days off. I am so totally hooked on running. It gives me a sense of both control and calm that I can’t get any other way. I set three PB this weekend!!
I am thinking about trying to do a HM…I’ve only run in one race before and that was when I was maybe 12 and it was a 10K. I am really uncomfortable being around a lot of people, so I don’t know if I can actually handle doing it though. I know I don’t have to do a race to do the distance. I feel like if I don’t do it as a race that it doesn’t really count? How can I call myself a runner if I don’t try to do a race?
You are definitely still a runner if you don’t race and it still counts even if it’s not a race! I’ve done maybe ten races or so and I’ll probably do them again but they’re not really my favorite thing. I also don’t like lots of people. But, your fellow runners are generally a good lot and once you get running and in the zone, you can have some really nice race buddies if the opportunity strikes!
I took an extra day of vacation today so I have the Sunday angst on a Monday. I ran 5 of my six days off. I am so totally hooked on running. It gives me a sense of both control and calm that I can’t get any other way. I set three PB this weekend!!
I am thinking about trying to do a HM…I’ve only run in one race before and that was when I was maybe 12 and it was a 10K. I am really uncomfortable being around a lot of people, so I don’t know if I can actually handle doing it though. I know I don’t have to do a race to do the distance. I feel like if I don’t do it as a race that it doesn’t really count? How can I call myself a runner if I don’t try to do a race?
You are definitely still a runner if you don’t race and it still counts even if it’s not a race! I’ve done maybe ten races or so and I’ll probably do them again but they’re not really my favorite thing. I also don’t like lots of people. But, your fellow runners are generally a good lot and once you get running and in the zone, you can have some really nice race buddies if the opportunity strikes!
Thank you ~ This is a wonderful community and I am so happy to be a member