Tag: run
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Sometimes Rest Is Discipline
I took a total of four days off from running and ran for the first time yesterday on a treadmill. I hate treadmills, but I really just needed to avoid running in 85-degree weather and dying of heat stroke. Plus, I can control my speed on a treadmill, and it’s flat 100% of the time.… Read more
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Drowning Above Water
I can’t sleep. I don’t want to eat. I’m tired. I can’t feel anything. A cigarette, a drink, a late-night McDonald’s binge—the mountains, the stars, the quiet, the calm. None of it seems to work. Nothing that used to bring me a little bit of relief from the outside world works anymore. I feel lost… Read more
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How Far Can You Run From Yourself?
“What are you running from?” The world.So far from the world that I possibly can.Run so fast the world can’t keep up.Run so far from every decision I’ve ever made that they cease to exist.Run until I can’t feel the wind anymore.Run until I float, & feet no longer touch the ground. Life feels easier… Read more
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Even Though I Don’t Know Where I’m Going…
I ran 3 miles today and it absolutely sucked, but I did it anyway. Because sometimes life sucks, you want to give up, and think nothing will get better, but that doesn’t mean I can’t do hard things. These past few months have sucked as a whole, and I stopped exercising and caring for myself.… Read more