If you knew me before 2020 then you would have heard me say time and time again…
The only reason anyone should run is away from a serial killer or after Luke Bryan.
This made logical sense to me since I saw running as something I couldn’t do because I grew up with asthma and running was a trigger. But guess what I had medically grew out of my asthma but I still used it as an excuse as why I really never tried running.
Yes I did some 5k fun run every once in a while with friends but it was slow and I wouldn’t call it all that fun overall.
But in 2020 I changed my mindset and said I could run. I even got crazy enough to to say I would train for a half marathon. We all know how 2020 went down so that half got pushed to 2021.
Then in 2021 I not only completed my first half marathon (which I’ve done a good bunch now) but I also did my first marathon. What?!?
I won’t lie after that road marathon I hated running. The good vibes where not there anymore. But then I found trail running and it relit my passion. So I’m 2022 I ran my first 25k trail race.
While being part of the SARR ORR team they finally broke me down enough, in a good way, and convinced me to train and run my first 50k.
And who knows what’s going to come next…
It’s funny that just three short years ago I’d NEVER image running this distances. I’d call you crazy if you told me I would. But here we are.
Anything can change if you tell yourself the right story. The words we tell ourself matter. What we believe to be true about ourself matters. You get to choose how the story turns out. So make sure your write a good one!
What stories have you told your self that have held you back that you are ready to rewrite?
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Coach RJ
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