A friend of mine was high school/&college athlete whose coaches pushed them 24/7 they never got better they broke. I salute the bravery of those coming forward Deb Stuart in Texas
I’ve only been running for a few months so maybe it hasn’t gotten to me yet but I started to maintain a weight loss and found I rather enjoy the endurance challenge. A nice bonus is the impact it has on my stress levels. I’m not out there trying to “perform” or even improve. Maybe that’s my laziness coming through. I don’t really even enjoy race events because of the crowds! And swag = clutter. I sign up for a few to keep me motivated to continue running but I’m not trying to PR anything and my 5K pace is the same as my HM pace. I sense I am an outlier but it works for me.
Sometimes I feel the same way; I'm beginning to understand more and more why trail runners are drawn to trail running, which I haven't done a lot of (but want to do more). And maybe I let what I see around me get to me too much -- sometimes I simply think out loud in the newsletter, and I depend on the comments and emails back from you guys to help shape how I think. Really appreciate what you have to say. 😊
A friend of mine was high school/&college athlete whose coaches pushed them 24/7 they never got better they broke. I salute the bravery of those coming forward Deb Stuart in Texas
Wow. What a shame, to say the least, how common that is.
I’ve only been running for a few months so maybe it hasn’t gotten to me yet but I started to maintain a weight loss and found I rather enjoy the endurance challenge. A nice bonus is the impact it has on my stress levels. I’m not out there trying to “perform” or even improve. Maybe that’s my laziness coming through. I don’t really even enjoy race events because of the crowds! And swag = clutter. I sign up for a few to keep me motivated to continue running but I’m not trying to PR anything and my 5K pace is the same as my HM pace. I sense I am an outlier but it works for me.
Sometimes I feel the same way; I'm beginning to understand more and more why trail runners are drawn to trail running, which I haven't done a lot of (but want to do more). And maybe I let what I see around me get to me too much -- sometimes I simply think out loud in the newsletter, and I depend on the comments and emails back from you guys to help shape how I think. Really appreciate what you have to say. 😊