Love, love, love this! When we run for play and allow ourselves to truly just enjoy it, the experience is completely different. There are days I take my training more seriously and I'm a goal-oriented runner, but I also make sure I run for fun too. I like the sentiment "when was the last time you did something for the first time?" Maybe …
Love, love, love this! When we run for play and allow ourselves to truly just enjoy it, the experience is completely different. There are days I take my training more seriously and I'm a goal-oriented runner, but I also make sure I run for fun too. I like the sentiment "when was the last time you did something for the first time?" Maybe it's running somewhere different, taking a silly photo each mile, "running" an errand, or running with a new friend (maybe save that one for when we're pandemic-free).
Everything you said is why my daughter and I love running Disney races...which are real races (qualifying times are required for corral placement) and we laugh and take photos thru the whole race. Non-Disney races are good, too, but every now and then you just need some magic miles!!!
Love, love, love this! When we run for play and allow ourselves to truly just enjoy it, the experience is completely different. There are days I take my training more seriously and I'm a goal-oriented runner, but I also make sure I run for fun too. I like the sentiment "when was the last time you did something for the first time?" Maybe it's running somewhere different, taking a silly photo each mile, "running" an errand, or running with a new friend (maybe save that one for when we're pandemic-free).
Everything you said is why my daughter and I love running Disney races...which are real races (qualifying times are required for corral placement) and we laugh and take photos thru the whole race. Non-Disney races are good, too, but every now and then you just need some magic miles!!!
Was going to do Disney last year ... hope to this year... never have done it!!!
I love that, Carissa! (And completely agree!)