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What I hate about running…………..? That’s hard, um I’d have to say- injuries.
What I love about running………….? NOT HARD! How it makes me feel after a really hard race/workout.
I love running because it makes me think that I can do anything.
I hate running because I allow it to control my mood (i.e. bad runs or injuries make me a beast)!
good point on the mood control, a different twist that i didn’t really think of in that light. but it’s true, withholding those endorphins is just cruel! 😉
Well put. There is nothing like being in the middle of a kick-ass run, and there’s nothing more frustrating when your legs are toast and you just can’t get into that zone, especially as I get older. I always figure the recovery runs, just putting in the miles, have to be done to feel the high of the better runs. Like a heroin addict who is waiting for fresh veins in order to get high again, I need to rest up my legs and freshen them up so I can blast through the next workout with all the benefits. There’s nothing like the high of the middle of a nice run, or the high of a negative split marathon.
What I hate about running…………..? That’s hard, um I’d have to say- injuries.
What I love about running………….? NOT HARD! How it makes me feel after a really hard race/workout.
injuries!!! hate those buggers like none other!
I love running because it makes me think that I can do anything.
I hate running because I allow it to control my mood (i.e. bad runs or injuries make me a beast)!
good point on the mood control, a different twist that i didn’t really think of in that light. but it’s true, withholding those endorphins is just cruel! 😉
Well put. There is nothing like being in the middle of a kick-ass run, and there’s nothing more frustrating when your legs are toast and you just can’t get into that zone, especially as I get older. I always figure the recovery runs, just putting in the miles, have to be done to feel the high of the better runs. Like a heroin addict who is waiting for fresh veins in order to get high again, I need to rest up my legs and freshen them up so I can blast through the next workout with all the benefits. There’s nothing like the high of the middle of a nice run, or the high of a negative split marathon.
thanks for the comment, Mark, and well put!! i don’t think there is anything quite like the feeling (and the wobbly legs) of a hard earned PR. 🙂
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