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Test Run
First Run in 8 Weeks. Couldn't believe how great it felt and how fast I was moving. Given this was a test run I should've been more cautious. Lettting myself cruise a bit may not have been the wisest decision I've had. What can I say? All the energy and excitement was there, the thoughtfulness not so much.
I've had a realization about running. I've decied it's one of the few wonderful things in my life that can move me outside of myself. I can say that over the past 2 months I do not feel that I've left my head. In practice, I'd suggest there are really only two things in life that seems to bring me outside of myself, those two things being running and social interaciton. Now since social interaction has been cut from the docket and I've not been able to rely on running, I've felt like I've largely been lost. However, this feeling has brought about a realization. I think that over the past two years of college I've been secretlly harboring a vice. I think that I've allowed myself to cut social interaction out of my life and instead replace it with running. While I've been able to survive and stil be happy, I see this act as a vise considering it still inhibits the amount of joy I could be experiencing. It seems running has become a crutch in it's own rite, a wonderful crutch, but a crutch nonetheless. That's not to say that I've totally misused the sport. I've spent plenty of great afternoons and mornings sharing a laugh with Ethan while barreling over hills. I've even gone out and raced for the joyous sake of competition and losing myself in the run. What I am suggesting is that I've not always been thoughtful when it comes to how much I rely on running, especially in seeing how fickle health can be when running. One morning you could feel just fine and the next you could wake up with some gnarly shin splints. Now, I hope to be a little more mindful when it comes to this downfall of mine. I'd like to better recognize when I am relying on running in an inhibiting way and when I am utilizing the sport in order to live greatly.
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