Highs for me are whenever I run a little faster than normal, or conquer a new distance. Lows are definitely dealing with injury and DOUBTS – Can I do it?
I have to say, I love the way that you write! I don’t follow any running sport, but you put it in a way that I can understand the ins and outs of the sport. Thank you!
I think a high point for myself was running my longest distance of 6.5 miles without stopping. Not a great distance, but when I finally stopped I couldn’t believe it!
A low? Pulling a muscle in my abs and not being able to progress with the running. Thank goodness for muscle memory. I didn’t have to start all over.
Have a great night!
awww, thanks for all the kind words and i’m happy u enjoyed the post! 🙂 girl, u should be SUPER proud of that 6.5 miles and ya, isn’t muscle memory one of the best things ever? 😉 hope u’re having a great night too! 🙂
I love reading your posts. I sit here nodding with every word because everything you said is so true! Running is not easy at all! I have to admit, back when I played field hockey and softball, I used to make fun of my track friends because I told them running takes no skill. It’s funny how I’m the only one competing in sports anymore, and I’m running! I have to say, running takes the most skill of all. You have to be tough, and being tough isn’t easy.
For me, high = PR, low = injuries, and I keep running because the joy of the highs outweighs the pain of the lows.
thank u so much for ur comment…it made my day!! haha…ya, i have to agree that running has to be one of the toughest sports. i’d say cycling and swimming too, they have that mental component…it’s ‘tough’ talking urself thru the pain but it’s all part of the game! 🙂 don’t worry, u’re gonna get these injuries taken care of and behind u soon! hang in there!
LOVE this post! after racing 26.2 miles, you can’t help be anything but happy…however the race is only a small fraction of miles&time dedicated towards crossing the finish line…
I get runner’s high when I see & cross the finish line at the end of a race=best feeling EVER!
I had a low-point this December when I was running with Pneumonia and didn’t know it, I couldn’t get into my runs
I hope you have a great week ahead of you!
xoxo!
thanks!! i know wat u mean about the high of crossing the line, and also i’m a dork and track my PB workouts, if i reach a new benchmark there i’m happy all day! 🙂 i hope u’re all feeling better now and having a great week too!
Great post, as always! I was telling my husband on Saturday that this is the great thing about running. Olympic athlete or recreational runner, we get it! It’s the one sport where people of all ages, shapes, and sizes can be in the same events as the elites (well, sometimes). We can make goals, celebrate when we reach them, and reassess when we don’t. When Dathan Ritzenhein missed qualifying by mere seconds after running 26.2 miles, we know what that would feel like, even though he ran about 6 minutes / mile faster than I am right now. 🙂
girl i think that your low for sure trumps my low, but i had a knee thing that impared me for nearly a year. it sucked and i spent most of my time feelings sorry for myself, sad to think all those moments of life i could have been enjoying i was boo-hoo-ing about my little old knee.
hey, injuries SUCK the big one…no matter what!! try not to think about ‘wasted time’ instead know u learned a lesson and the next time u’re dealt a not so fun curve, u’ll be better able to handle it. 🙂
I’m with you, I run to free my mind and feel sane!
high – just the knowledge that I’m actually doing it!
low – getting injured.
Thanks for this post. So informative. as a newbie I like it!
glad the post helped…ya, i tell people that me without running is UGLY!! 😉
Great article, Cait!! Valuable insights!! 🙂
thanks!
Highs for me are whenever I run a little faster than normal, or conquer a new distance. Lows are definitely dealing with injury and DOUBTS – Can I do it?
oh, doubts…a topic for millions of posts…haha. i think Amy or chic Chickpea once said, “i don’t have any room for those doubts!” 🙂
This is so real. My whole college running career was filled with high and lows. My lowest lows were usually due to injuries. 🙁
yup…injuries are like the black hole of running…we just gotta snag a star and pull our way up and out! 🙂
I have to say, I love the way that you write! I don’t follow any running sport, but you put it in a way that I can understand the ins and outs of the sport. Thank you!
I think a high point for myself was running my longest distance of 6.5 miles without stopping. Not a great distance, but when I finally stopped I couldn’t believe it!
A low? Pulling a muscle in my abs and not being able to progress with the running. Thank goodness for muscle memory. I didn’t have to start all over.
Have a great night!
awww, thanks for all the kind words and i’m happy u enjoyed the post! 🙂 girl, u should be SUPER proud of that 6.5 miles and ya, isn’t muscle memory one of the best things ever? 😉 hope u’re having a great night too! 🙂
I love reading your posts. I sit here nodding with every word because everything you said is so true! Running is not easy at all! I have to admit, back when I played field hockey and softball, I used to make fun of my track friends because I told them running takes no skill. It’s funny how I’m the only one competing in sports anymore, and I’m running! I have to say, running takes the most skill of all. You have to be tough, and being tough isn’t easy.
For me, high = PR, low = injuries, and I keep running because the joy of the highs outweighs the pain of the lows.
thank u so much for ur comment…it made my day!! haha…ya, i have to agree that running has to be one of the toughest sports. i’d say cycling and swimming too, they have that mental component…it’s ‘tough’ talking urself thru the pain but it’s all part of the game! 🙂 don’t worry, u’re gonna get these injuries taken care of and behind u soon! hang in there!
LOVE this post! after racing 26.2 miles, you can’t help be anything but happy…however the race is only a small fraction of miles&time dedicated towards crossing the finish line…
I get runner’s high when I see & cross the finish line at the end of a race=best feeling EVER!
I had a low-point this December when I was running with Pneumonia and didn’t know it, I couldn’t get into my runs
I hope you have a great week ahead of you!
xoxo!
thanks!! i know wat u mean about the high of crossing the line, and also i’m a dork and track my PB workouts, if i reach a new benchmark there i’m happy all day! 🙂 i hope u’re all feeling better now and having a great week too!
Great post, as always! I was telling my husband on Saturday that this is the great thing about running. Olympic athlete or recreational runner, we get it! It’s the one sport where people of all ages, shapes, and sizes can be in the same events as the elites (well, sometimes). We can make goals, celebrate when we reach them, and reassess when we don’t. When Dathan Ritzenhein missed qualifying by mere seconds after running 26.2 miles, we know what that would feel like, even though he ran about 6 minutes / mile faster than I am right now. 🙂
EXACTLY!!! u said it just right…other runners ‘get’ it! 🙂
girl i think that your low for sure trumps my low, but i had a knee thing that impared me for nearly a year. it sucked and i spent most of my time feelings sorry for myself, sad to think all those moments of life i could have been enjoying i was boo-hoo-ing about my little old knee.
hey, injuries SUCK the big one…no matter what!! try not to think about ‘wasted time’ instead know u learned a lesson and the next time u’re dealt a not so fun curve, u’ll be better able to handle it. 🙂
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