Lately I have been spending more and more time
- scouring the internet for upcoming running races
- online shopping for running clothes
- talking to Bill about running
- reading running related books
- and running! I have been averaging 30 to 35 miles a week
Bill has been running too. He always makes me go faster.
In fact, I think he has the running bug now too. YAY!
Funny thing is that I have run for years. But not until this very year of my life have I actually felt like a runner. I really felt like an imposter posing as a runner. Running never felt real to me. I struggled to get out the door. I looked at running more like a chore that HAD to be done for my clothes to fit, to allow me to eat that dessert, to be able to write in my workout log-run done.
But now I see it so differently. I yearn to run. I feel incomplete if my day does not start out with the pounding of my heart and the satisfaction that I have pushed myself farther than most push all week. It feels good. I have done something for myself and made myself a better person for others. Just by running. I like that.
I am finally a runner! And it feels so good.
“Running has taken me in, and continues to comfort, heal and challenge me in all kinds of magical ways. I am not a ‘good runner’ because I am me. I am a good ‘me’ because I am a runner.” – Kristin Armstrong, Author and runner
This makes me smile because I know the feeling. I remember having that ah ha moment even. That one minute when I realized that I was a runner.
Cute post, running is a lot more to me than exercise and I can relate!
I agree I have come to love running, it is such a stress reliever:)
I am a RUNNER!!
Yay! You ARE a runner & a stellar one too! Would you now say you are more of a runner or a cyclist? For me, cycling is at the top of the pyramid. Everything else (ie. running, cross-training) are building blocks to help me improve my cycling. Nonetheless, I enjoy everything that keeps my heart pounding every day!
yeah I know what you are saying.
I ran and ran and ran for 2 years and never felt like I qualified as a “runner”.
I miss it. Hopefully my body will let me try again soon, but for now I am focusing on some body strenghtening!
good for you Kalli! Keep it up!
Ha! I often feel like an imposter who is out running! Last night, I found this great quote on Pinterest:
If you run, you are a runner. It doesn’t matter how fast or how far. It doesn’t matter if today is your first day or if you’ve been running for twenty years. There is no test to pass, no license to earn, no membership card to get. You just run. – John Bingham
YAY!!!! Love this. You are, from hereonin “Kalli the Runner”!! Have a great day!!! And a great run!!
I’m really hoping that I feel like a cyclist one of these days!
I definitely feel like a runner, even though it’s one of those semi-hidden identities that I have. But I seriously love races, and Southern CA is a pretty awesome place to be a runner! Would definitely love to hook up at another race one of these days!
I only started running a few years ago, and I love to run, but I’m not sure I would call myself a runner. I should call myself a runner though, because I run. And I love to buy running clothes – I think I have more running clothes than regular clothes
Awesome! I have yet to feel like a runner, it’s definitely not something I really look forward to. I’d rather get on the bike
go girl!