running to is not the same as running from
Over the past few months I’ve had a solid training experience, with what I expect to be enduring results. The two main factors bringing this about were hiring out my training program and building a meditation practice. As I handed out water at the Houston Marathon in January, I found myself craving a new goal … Continue reading "Mind over Mediocrity"
I'll I'm asking for consideration is that, in light of the social, environmental, costs, maybe we suck it up and say, "Hey, this isn’t worth the up and downstream effects. Keep my shirt.
The really gnarly part is that those metrics given by the timing system- of time and place- were so important because they would be how I explained my performance to everyone besides myself.
An overview from a runner with a prior DNF coming back for a PR.