After a brief hiatus I'm back running full-swing or I guess full stride? Saturday workouts are typically uneventful and predictably some form of change of pace. I like it, repeats of anything these days leave me feeling like I'm on a time trail facing the honesty of the clock again and again and again. For now, as I regain my fitness I'm happy to only face timed intervals once a week.
I'm absolutely enjoying my running self again. The sights, the familiar smells and even that always a little bit tired feeling - I love that too. Saturdays are once again so normal, just me and my mind pounding the pavement as I re-remember why I run.
I've realized over the last few weeks that I'm thinking competitively once again. It came back slowly, I'm no longer meh it's "good enough" or I'm too exhausted to care. I totally care and I putting in energy to run faster because I care.
Today as I started my workout consciously aware of this new found emotion, it was 9am on a saturday and surprisingly I radiated positivity (never been a morning person)! Funny enough, this positive energy came back to me in the kindness of strangers. It seriously felt as if every second person out and about gave me some sort of encouraging gesture as I ran by. After multiple thumbs up and "good-for-yous" I was so confused, this never happens. After a huge smile and a "w-o-w so fast," by a this really cute old man, I finally got it! Send positivity out into the world and in some form it will come back to you.
xo
Becks
