Tuesday, February 21, 2017

Throwing Pennies in the Wishing Well

Linking up with Tuesday's on the run again and the topic this week is: Three Running Wishes.

This really was harder than I though it was going to be.  Do I wish for perfect running weather always? I didn't really want to. How can I possibly be so grateful for the perfect running weather days if I haven't survived the not so great ones.  How can I be thankful for 50, sunny and a slight breeze when I don't run when it's ten below, or an 85 degree slogfest where I think I'm going to melt?

Do I wish for PRs all the time?  Fun right? But when does fun just become no big deal. I want to fight for it, work for, I don't want a guarantee. I want it to mean something.

Free running shoes for life? A big corporate sponsorship so I don't have to work, only run?  My own personal coach? Someone to run whenever I wanted...like long runs?  The ability to transport anywhere in the world to run?  So many tough decisions! In the end I would wish for..

1. Injury free. There are positives to being injured, like rediscovering cross training and being forced to focus on other things etc. I am pretty good at this point at doing strength training and yoga and I enjoy those things so I don't think I would ever quit doing them. My first wish would be no more injuries that prevent me from running which would mean I could run right until the end of my life.

2. Runcations to look forward to every year. I'm not going to get all greedy here, just one awesome runcation a year would be awesome.   I have been doing these for 5 years now, I think, in the form of 200 mile relays. Our team is half men, but I tend to think of them as girls trips and treasure the time I get to spend with my running friends old and new. There are four of us girls that have been on the team for 5 years now and I am so grateful for the time with them. I hope I always get to have a runcation with them.

3. Joy of running. I hope I never lose the joy I find in running. I don't want it to be a chore, granted some days speed work feels that way, but over all I treasure my running time and the joy in the movement and feeling of running.  I love the thrill of a race and the quiet peace of a run alone. I love easy relaxing runs and the feeling of pushing myself,



This week's writing prompt: Three Running Wishes.  If you don't have any running wishes, feel free to post any running related blog post.  Link-up with PattyErika, and Marcia!

Which would you rather have... perfect running weather always OR all the race entries you could ever want?  Me.. all the race entries!!

8 comments:

  1. I'd take perfect weather! But I guess the bad days do make you appreciate the good ones, right? How about less bad weather?

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  2. Those are great wishes! I too wish that running will always be a source of joy and hope to do it for the rest of my life! Runcations are great, I'd love to do them more often as well!

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  3. Perfect weather is hard to beat. I've never lived anywhere that had great weather every single day, but it also means I'm excited when it is perfect weather.

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  4. Those are great wishes. I love that you have a regular "runcation" group. That is so much fun. I'm in camp all the race entries.

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  5. I can't believe I didn't think of the weather one! As you said, thea diversity of the weather makes us appreciate the nice days...but, we are wishing, right?!

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  6. I like your thought on free shoes for life!

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  7. Given the two choices, I go with the race entries! If you're guaranteed all the races, the weather wouldn't matter, right? Because there'd always be another race ;-)

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  8. I would love paid-for runcations... but that is pretty greed!

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