This feels like just the post I needed to read today. I used to run, back in the day but haven't for years and years. I started again last year following the Couch25K programme but I found it really distracting - fiddling with phone and earbuds and fitbits.
I'm wondering now if I shouldn't start again, but instead do it just for fun. Like you, ditch the gizmos and fancy tech and just run. Thank you for sparking my curiosity.
“If I ran past any one of my past selves now they would be baffled by who I have become”. Those words speak to me so strongly now. I’ve been on an amazing journey of self discovery and rebirth after the tragic loss of my sister a year ago. I walk more than run these days. Sometimes a fast walk for exercise, but mostly a slow walk to just be present to the joys of movement and the world around me. I’ve noticed so many things when I walk slowly. My old self wouldn’t have even noticed these wonders while I was focused on running fast. Thanks for your writing and helping me to enjoy, slow down, notice and be present in the moment, and discover more about myself in the process.
Good to read of your enjoyment of running after the school experience, which can be many things, including embarrassment. My knees prefer walking to running, early mornings a delight, sometimes with a podcast, sometimes a sketchbook, sometimes a flask. And that is a treat! I motivated myself in the winter with virtually walking long distance paths, so I was keen to chalk up the miles on the SW Coast path. I had an extra motivator to leave the house and loved my achievements. A new granddaughter came along and I’ve spent time supporting the family, but , when she’s able , I’ll be walking and looking and talking with her.
This feels like just the post I needed to read today. I used to run, back in the day but haven't for years and years. I started again last year following the Couch25K programme but I found it really distracting - fiddling with phone and earbuds and fitbits.
I'm wondering now if I shouldn't start again, but instead do it just for fun. Like you, ditch the gizmos and fancy tech and just run. Thank you for sparking my curiosity.
“If I ran past any one of my past selves now they would be baffled by who I have become”. Those words speak to me so strongly now. I’ve been on an amazing journey of self discovery and rebirth after the tragic loss of my sister a year ago. I walk more than run these days. Sometimes a fast walk for exercise, but mostly a slow walk to just be present to the joys of movement and the world around me. I’ve noticed so many things when I walk slowly. My old self wouldn’t have even noticed these wonders while I was focused on running fast. Thanks for your writing and helping me to enjoy, slow down, notice and be present in the moment, and discover more about myself in the process.
Good to read of your enjoyment of running after the school experience, which can be many things, including embarrassment. My knees prefer walking to running, early mornings a delight, sometimes with a podcast, sometimes a sketchbook, sometimes a flask. And that is a treat! I motivated myself in the winter with virtually walking long distance paths, so I was keen to chalk up the miles on the SW Coast path. I had an extra motivator to leave the house and loved my achievements. A new granddaughter came along and I’ve spent time supporting the family, but , when she’s able , I’ll be walking and looking and talking with her.
Thank you for your words.