WolfDreamer Posted July 20, 2018 Report Share Posted July 20, 2018 Hey everyone! So a little over a year ago I joined the Soulcon Challenge. One of the aspects of this challenge is running or walking at least two 5k distances every week. I would do the runs, but I rarely enjoyed them. Well, something happened this time, and lately I have really fallen in love with running. Just a few days ago, my daughter dropped me off at work so she could use my car. Then this text exchange happened between my wife and me: Wife: What time should I pick you up from work? Me: Actually, I think I'll run home. Wife: You realize it's like 6 miles, right? Me: Yep. I completed my longest run every, 6.38 miles in 75 minutes, with an average pace of 11'45". I have run at least a mile every day since then. 1 Quote Who am I? -- My NF Character Current Challenge: WolfDreamer Enters Spartan Training Past Challenges: Spoiler Winter is Coming, Wolfen Strengthens His Heart, Body, Mind, and Spirit, Wolfen Becomes One of the People, Wolfen Strengthens His Chakras, Wolfen Welcomes Summer and Gets Primal, Soulcon and Spartan, Wolfen Develops Mental Toughness, Wolfen Joins the Wander Society, Soulcon, Spartan, School, and Stranger Things, Wolfen Becomes a Warrior Elite, Wolfen Goes Here and There and Back Again, Wolfen Becomes a Soulcon Warrior Elite, Wolfen Returns to His Roots, Wolfen Wanders in Soul, Spirit, and Body, Wolfen Owns the Day, Wolfen Searches for His Wild Heart, Wolfen Runs for His Life, Wolfen Hits the Trails, Wolfen Becomes an Explorer and Joins the Resistance, Wolfen Goes Back to the Source, Wolfen Begins the Hero's Journey, WolfDreamer Returns to the People, WolfDreamer Pushes Back, WolfDreamer Prioritizes, Burpees, Books, and Brainwork, Burpees, Books, Brainwork, and Bodywork, WolfDreamer Masters the Four Elements, WolfDreamer Continues to Master the Four Elements, WolfDreamer Returns to Sparta, WolfDreamer Returns to Middle Earth, WolfDreamer Continues His Middle Earth Adventure, WolfDreamer and the Fall, WolfDreamer Forges His Own Path, WolfDreamer Has Hope, WolfDreamer Returns to Middle Earth, WolfDreamer Reads Harder, Breathes Harder, and Journals More, WolfDreamer Embraces His Wild Poet, The Mad Poet Becomes Supernatural, WolfDreamer, The Mad Poet, Becomes Superhuman, WolfDreamer Elevates, WolfDreamer Becomes IronBorn, WolfDreamer Wakes the White Wolf, The Mad Poet Recovers by Keeping it Simple, WolfDreamer Clears His Mind to Find His Wild Heart, WolfDreamer Resets, WolfDreamer Strives to Become an Eminently Qualified Peaceful Warrior, WolfDreamer Springs Forward, WolfDreamer Returns (For Real This Time), WolfDreamer is RespaWinning, WolfDreamer Reboots, WolfDreamer Thinks About the Roman Empire “I'd rather sing one wild song and burst my heart with it, than live a thousand years watching my digestion and being afraid of the wet.” -- Jack London “I wanted movement and not a calm course of existence. I wanted excitement and danger and the chance to sacrifice myself for my love.” -- Leo Tolstoy "I feel love rising in my chest again Rising like a burning sun into the day..." -- Gungor, "Hurricane" "...wherever the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom." 2 Corinthians 3:17b Link to comment
Tides Posted July 24, 2018 Report Share Posted July 24, 2018 Congrats! That's quite an accomplishment, and it's great that you've got some newfound passion for running. It just goes to show that sticking with something, even if its hard or not enjoyable, may yield surprising results! Quote ~ The Tides Rise And Fall ~ Battle Log of the Tides Link to comment
Rebel Dan Posted September 28, 2018 Report Share Posted September 28, 2018 I don't run much anymore but, I always found running "for something" really made a huge difference. For example, running to the bank a mile away during a 15 minute break at work to get a paycheck cashed, and get back in time before getting in trouble with the boss. Training runs because I had a race I promised people id run in the future. Running with no purpose but to just run was never any fun for me. Maybe that is the trick for you, always give yourself a purpose to the run, that night your mind said you had to run to get home, that is a pretty powerful purpose..thus making it more fun. hmm.. Quote Link to comment
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