Today’s Victory
I was very proud of my running form today. I had the endurance runner shuffle going in full effect, and I kept my head up and shoulders back.
My efficient form apparently paid off. I managed to run exactly 4 km in 28 minutes today—an average speed of 8.6 km/h (5.3 MPH)! That’s almost an eleven minute mile.
Now I know that this is nothing compared with all you real runners out there, but in my frame of reference, this just feels like absolute victory. A little over two months ago, I didn’t run anywhere. I didn’t do any kind of exercise. I sat in front of my computer all day at work and then came home to do more of the same. I’m running infinitely more than I did nine weeks ago.
I run for me. I run for my health and well-being. I run to discover my inner buddha/christ nature. I run to push myself beyond my limits. Dammit, I’m a runner today—an honest to God real runner. The start and the finish line are both within myself. I won. I may have said rash things to my boss today. I may have showed less compassion toward the person parked beside our car than a more centered person would have. I may have forgot my lunch at home for the umpteenth time. But I still managed to win in just twenty-eight minutes of pounding pavement.
That’s why I run.
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