5.5 miles
In running, it doesn’t matter how long or how fast you ran. You can say, "I have finished." There is a lot of satisfaction in that! I have just finished my 166th day, and there is so much satisfaction for me in that personally (humbleness, humility and appreciation too).
Every day (sometimes several times during the day before I go outside for the run) I face - why? why am I running every day, when I don't have to? Some days the answer is quick, natural, instinctual, other days I have to go so deep inside myself to get to the why... one day the answer to myself was "on my tombstone, at least they will be able to run 'she didn't quit' ".
Right now are some of the toughest days of running, both mentally and physically, but I've made the decision that I will not quit, not fail at least in this, so the heart and the body follow... at time grudgingly, but they do, and so far haven't failed.
My body is amazing :) I have to admit. The more I run, the more I love it. Not because it's perfect. Far from it. But because with every mile it's proving to me that it is capable of far more than I ever thought possible. Thank you my "beaten up" yet stronger than ever body for putting up with everything I am putting you through.
Happy 166th day.
- Bored Runner
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