“You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You are able to say to yourself, ‘I have lived through this horror. I can take the next thing that comes along.’ You must do the thing you think you cannot do.” ~ Eleanor Roosevelt I usually just paraphrase that and remind myself to do things that scare me because that’s how I grow. If…
There are all sorts of reasons to branch out with events. It helps prevent burnout, it’s good for the body and it helps you grow as a person. Speaking from experience, it’s hard to prevent burnout when you just run. You can change your distance, your terrain and your events, but it’s still hard to prevent the occasional rut when running is your sole source of exercise. Varying your events is good for your body,…
