…too bad we were running twelve. I lost steam on the eleventh mile yesterday
and never got it back. Since having a
great ten-miler about a month ago, I can’t seem to stay strong past that
distance. Our subsequent eleven and
twelve-mile runs have both ended rather poorly.
I’ll feel okay till the ten-mile marker, then my body starts hurting,
negative thoughts abound, and the rhythm falls apart. Now I’m left wondering how best to proceed in
order to build confidence in the weeks ahead because our distances are only
going to get longer.
In honor of the New York City Marathon this weekend, the author
Haruki Murakami posted a quote from his book What I Talk About When I Talk About Running on Facebook: “Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional.”
I just need to keep reminding myself I can opt
out.
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