-John Bingham
I've been running for 8 years now, but for some reason I never consider myself a "runner". I've grown an obsession for it but still I never think I'm doing enough to earn the title. But then I realized that anyone can be a runner. Most people tell us runners that they could never do what we do. That is false. Many times, as Gandhi quoted, "strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will." The will to fight until you succeed.
Upon finding out I shouldn't be running due to a tear in my hip, I was crushed. All I ever knew was running. I found myself thinking "Am I no longer considered a runner..?". Well here I am now haven't gone on a distance run since November, and it has been quite the struggle, let me tell you. After so long, it's easy to feel defeated, however, I watched Lolo Jones documentary about her many defeats, and nothing stopped her from pursuing her dream. Obviously I'm not becoming an Olympic athlete, but seeing her fight made me motivated to never give up. While I can't wait til I can race again, I think I took for granted my ability to run, so being injured has only made me appreciate it more.
"The only one who can tell you you can't is you....and you don't have to listen"
I think people get annoyed at me when I talk about running. People used to ask me why I run every day...after trying to explain to them why countless times, I've found that I can never put it into words. I then came to the conclusion that if they need to ask, then they will never truly understand. We were all born to run. As babies we learn to crawl, walk and eventually run. As children we run as fast as we can for as long as we can just in hopes of not being tagged "it". So how did so many of us grow away from our natural born ability to run?
Upon finding out I shouldn't be running due to a tear in my hip, I was crushed. All I ever knew was running. I found myself thinking "Am I no longer considered a runner..?". Well here I am now haven't gone on a distance run since November, and it has been quite the struggle, let me tell you. After so long, it's easy to feel defeated, however, I watched Lolo Jones documentary about her many defeats, and nothing stopped her from pursuing her dream. Obviously I'm not becoming an Olympic athlete, but seeing her fight made me motivated to never give up. While I can't wait til I can race again, I think I took for granted my ability to run, so being injured has only made me appreciate it more.
"The only one who can tell you you can't is you....and you don't have to listen"
I think people get annoyed at me when I talk about running. People used to ask me why I run every day...after trying to explain to them why countless times, I've found that I can never put it into words. I then came to the conclusion that if they need to ask, then they will never truly understand. We were all born to run. As babies we learn to crawl, walk and eventually run. As children we run as fast as we can for as long as we can just in hopes of not being tagged "it". So how did so many of us grow away from our natural born ability to run?
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