I'm not a runner. I tell myself that I am, but I'm not. I see girls who are running and I am jealous. Not for those skinny girls but the bigger ones. I saw a girl running the other day, up hill. She was large and I watched her as we passed and she didn't stop running up hill at all. Not when people passed her, not when she ran past five shops, not at all.
I was so impressed. I am always impressed when I see people running. You see their brow furrowing and their breaths are so heavy their shoulders are taking a beating. Huffing and puffing, you can always assume a runner is 12 miles into their run, no matter how far they actually are.
I want to know their backstory; have you always run, what got you started, how do you keep going, do you race, what are your goals, why aren't you listening to music??
I have found that running clears my mind. It gives me energy and makes me feel fantastic. It has always been a stress reliever for me. Whether it be my boss or my partners, people would see I'd be stressed and they would say, take a break-go run.
I want to let go of my insecurities of running. I don't know the other persons story therefore, I can't judge them against myself. I don't know what their goals were when they started. I can't compare apples to apples.
In the same respect, don't be intimidated by me. I might not be huffing and puffing, but that's because I'm 2 miles into my 3 and I've walked the last 1.2 miles. I am not in shape. I don't even know what that means to be fair. I've always struggled with my weight and my breathing and my pant size.
I just want to say to the girl I passed on the trail, I'm sorry for passing you. Its not because I'm better its only because my legs are longer and my stride is deeper. I couldn't help it. I couldn't comfortably keep your pace, although I would have liked to.
Although- I have a question, is there an app out there that lets me keep my pace and tells me if I'm above it or below it? I am looking to run about 9/min/mile for all 3 miles of my jog, but I can't seem to keep a steady pace. Thus looking for an app that screams at me if I go faster or slower than my set speed.
Just an idea........
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Erika has a watch that her parents got her that tracks how far she has ran and her pace. It doesn't scream at her, lol, but it might help you... I will ask her what kind it is if you want. I was horrible at keeping my own pace also, I do much better running with someone else. As for breathing, in track I used to tell myself, in 2, 3, out 2, 3. It helped keep my breathing even.
Good luck. Love you! Ashley K.
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