The Beginning
I am envious of other runners I see, trotting along nary a care in the world, breathing without difficulty enjoying their day. Only in my dreams or running down hill have I been able to accomplish this. Though I have been a pretty constant runner for the past 10 years I still have yet to reach this vision for myself. Maybe it is my own delusion but I hold this type of ease as an elite threshold of sorts. “If only I could run like that, I will have made it”. Why is it so easy for them? Why are they running twice as fast as me while holding a conversation? Why do I hate yet envy them so much?! Even through all this frustration I love the idea and the actual act of running. No other exercise gives me the same feeling of accomplishment and satisfaction after a run. It is difficult sometimes for me to find the motivation to get my butt out the door, but I guess that can be said about most everything. Since moving to Colorado I have found a love of...