Last week I declared that I was "No longer a runner."
Saturday I had a great time, if somewhat unexciting, walking a 5k.
And Monday, I started over near the beginning of a running training program. Today, I completed the second day of week three of the Couch to 5k program. I just have this pull to continue to work on my running. As I've written before, it always comes back to running.
This unexplained perseverance in running doesn't make a whole lot of sense. Historically, I've been a pretty good quitter. Usually, when the going gets hard, I give up. (read: see piano, band, softball, etc.) I just don't have an inner drive to succeed.
Somehow it's different with running. There's just something about how hard running is for me that makes me not want to give up. I just don't want to let it beat me. It'd be different if I could get to the point where going out for three or five miles of straight running was no big deal. Then if I chose to hang up my running shoes, I wouldn't be letting it beat me. I would be making a choice, not giving up.
So for now, I'm back on the running bandwagon. I'm officially prepping for the June 9 Tri Latta, although I reserve the right to wait until the last minute to register and thus change my mind (again). It's my prerogative.
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