In life and in running I believe that challenges define us and make us stronger. Small or big, it is always good to overcome something that we have not done, have faith in completing it and then seeing it through to fruition.
For me the harder you can make the challenge, the more satisfactory the reward. When asked all the time why I run, the answer for me is that 'I run to overcome'. Long distance running and iconic runs have a way of shaping you and your thinking if you let them. As mentioned many times before, I am not one of those runners who obssess only about the medals. For me they are very much down on the list of why I run and most end up in the bin or somewhere in a sock drawer. What is it then that I cherish?
I cherish a long run that truly challenges me - KMs, hills and heat are what it is for me. I was told off for mentioning my love of challenging conditions, but I don't see the fun in completing something that is easy.
The places that I go inside myself and the answers that I seek to problems as I run are the moments that I live for. Most runners struggle to articulate an answer to the question of where they have been during their run. They are unable to answer due to being focused more on the end goal than on the journey. Indeed where you go and what you see when entering the meditative stage of the run is your journey alone. Each of us will experience that unique thing that will either solve a problem, ask more questions of us or merely cause us to wonder. I try and direct my thoughts to something good - after all if the mind has been there enough, then the body will follow in due course.
Running together (while doing good, seeing good and being good) - stride for stride on a life changing ride!
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