5.08 miles (total: 1508.71 miles)
I’ve learned a lot through confronting running pain. I’ve learned that failures in running are opportunities. They help you grow and improve. But I don’t want to be a failure. Instead, I want to be… A badass.
We all know a badass… that person who seems to always be pushing harder than most other people? The one you hear about and think… Whoa. Look at her go. I’ve known a few.
And, man, some days all I can think about is how I want to be as badass. It’s not a terribly practical life goal. It’s not really measurable. But dammit, I’m going to get there. First, what is a badass:
Badass (n): An individual who lives just outside the barrier of “practical.”
It’s simple, really. Practical is easy. Practical isn’t scary. Practical is safe. Spending hours of your weekend on the trails or running at night in the rain or snow every day isn’t practical - it’s badass. It’s you pursuing a goal that others may not think makes much sense. But you - you badass, you - know that what’s practical - what is expected - won’t give you those same nervous, excited butterflies.
I think we all have this quality inside us. We may tamp it down and ignore it from time to time, but it’s when we make way to the ambition of badass that great things can really happen...
So Badass!
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