At least I am thinking about running.
I was doing a (not so successful) tempo-change-interval mix-mash run with a friend yesterday and it got me thinking a bit about training - how to be the best we can possibly be. At the end of the day it is about you doing your best and not how you compare to the others. I was jibbing on how my friend's 43 minute 10k is very fast, yet it's still only the average speed of the guys in my running club, even a 69 y.o can do 41min 10k!
(On hindsight I shouldn't have said anything as it seems to be a bit of a put down, but it was the truth, and came out the wrong way).
He agree with a frown...but agreeing it is true.
It made me thinking about running is such a humbling sport. Humbling in a sense that, no matter how fast you think you are, there is always someone faster. Even if you are the world record holder for a division of a particular race, there is always a chance it will be beaten next season. You will never always win, and running brings you back down to earth. It's a sport that keeps your ego in check.
Conversely, if you are slow, don't worry, there is always someone out there slower than you.
Happy running!
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