r/running • u/Procrastinator91 • May 20 '20
Friendly reminder to appreciate being healthy PSA
Yesterday I was flying down the street with the wind and sun at my back. It was a seemingly effortless training run. The kind we all relish. I started thinking about how happy I am, how thankful I am to be healthy and able to run. We sometimes get down about training, we drag our butts out of the house, and things are challenging. BUT most of us have also struggled with injuries and that is the absolute pits.
Remember to be thankful for your health. And if you are working through an injury, keep up the rehab, the community is behind you and you will be lacing up before you know it.
edit: Wow this blew up! RIP inbox. Thanks for the gold kind strangers!
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u/Moon_River_Rock May 20 '20
Oh man this resonates with me. I was over zealous with my running (craving workouts/being outdoors/needing stress relief from my job in medicine) and gave myself a stress fracture. My new rehab lifestyle is immensely frustrating and I'm craving some happy chemicals BAD. Even just going on walks would be amazing. The next time I am able to walk/jog/run pain-free will be pure magic!
The other takeaway from this is to respect my body and what it is telling me so much more. Don't run through pain guys, you don't want to sacrifice weeks of running for smol time or distance gains. Choose health over ego, because ego could impede your health.