It was such a beautiful sunny spring day today. All day long the air was warm and the sun was shining. Yup, all the way up until I stepped out of the office to head home.
It was right then that the sky darkened and the wind began to whip. As I walked to the train I knew what was coming. All day my knee had been twinging from the impending storm so it wasn’t exactly a surprise or anything. Good ol’ internal weather forecasting, right?
Admittedly, It was kind of a bummer to run inside on a treadmill. Occasionally I’ll run outside in the rain but I just wasn’t feeling it tonight. I got in a little over 3 miles when my gym experience was all said and done and I feel pretty good about my pace (avg ~9 min a mile). It was nice to change up from cycling for a day but as long as the weather is good tomorrow I’m back on the bike for sure. Gotta keep up with the training.
I love reading about ultra marathoners and cyclists (people that run 100 miles or bike for 24 hours+). It’s always inspiring to hear about their internal struggle and how they just don’t quit. No matter what.
I don’t really ever see myself doing such a thing, but I have to say that when I’m at mile 2.5 on a treadmill, and I’m all kinds of thinking about walking and my internal dialogue is drifting to thoughts of dinner and writing and relaxing somewhere, it really helps to keep me going when I think of what mile 93 must feel like.
There’s an amazing podcast on NPR called Radiolab that I listen to on the train all the time. They covered ultra sports enthusiasts in an episode called limits a couple of weeks ago and it has got to be one of the more inspiring things I’ve ever heard. If you have a moment, check it out. It’s linked at the top right of the home page take a listen, you’ll be glad you did.
On that note, I am off to scarf down some much needed dinner, what keeps you inspired to keep on going when you could just as easily quit?
