Thinking Out Loud

Running on Fumes

Dec 28

or on paper.

This time last year - I wasn't sure if I'd ever run again. The question many people have asked is "Was it worth it?" Even though I should probably say no because my health is more important than any race, the all-heart reply is absolutely yes. It was. It was worth the pain, worth the uncertainty, worth the PR I had arrived day in and out for. It was worth it, to me.

Now, the mind, the logical, reasoning part of my brain (albeit small) thinks I'm insane. How could something that jeopardized my literal ability to walk pain free be worth one stupid race? I should have stopped when the pain never did, I should have stopped when advised by medical personnel that I was running (no pun intended) the risk of seriously damaging my body, I should have stopped at the first pop of my knee. But I don't listen well.

(from a previous post)

I probably won't ever race again. I love training, I love running, and I don't wish to give it up even though my seasons of running look much different now than they did a year ago. And that's ok. It's hard to believe by May I'll have completed 5 courses towards my doctorate. Time really does fly. To think in Jan 2022 I documented on a visionary board I wanted to go back to school. Then, in June, I heard from someone else who had recently completed their own program. I made a call - one call - a few days later and by the next month I was enrolled. It all happened so fast.

Yay! More books!

Sometimes the things that are meant to be happen quickly. Sometimes we miss the signs of impending disaster - or choose to turn a blind eye to it. And sometimes good things come when least expected.

Final thought - I read this line somewhere and it really rang true - the feeling of magic will disappear. You are responsible for your own enjoyment.

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I ask you -

Have you ever blatantly disregarded advice? Who hasn't?!

Do you agree you are responsible for your own enjoyment?

Tell me your thoughts on a vision board!

(The post Thinking Out Loud first appeared here at Running on Fumes.)

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