Rest day

Today is a rest day (unfortunately, we all must have them to get stronger), so I’m going to share a story with you.


Running is an interesting sport. You exert a lot of time and energy into it, and when your done for the day, you’re back at point x.

“Why?” someone asks. “Why do you do it?” In their minds, they can’t conceive how could a person willingly (and happily) go out in torrential downpours to jog or run 5 miles.

But we do. We love it. There’s something about that accomplishment that makes us runners stand there after a run, soaked to the bone and covered in mud, just grinning. There’s something wonderful about doing something that very few people would actually enjoy doing.

And sometimes after a nice speed workout, your muscles tight and your body soaked with sweat, when you come up to your coach or training buddy and proclaim, “I runned gooder today!”

So what is the allure of a sport that involves grinding out miles every day (except for that obligatory rest day), sprinting in 100º heat and all the while making sure that you have enough cross-training to balance it off?

And to that I say, “Exactly that. There is nothing more thrilling than knowing that you were able to accomplish something that great. Even if your the weekend jogger or the ultra-marathoner, you’re out there. And there’s nothing more satisfying in the world than proclaiming, ‘I did it! I am a runner!’”

~Run on, friends