Sometimes it's easy to get frustrated with running. You can't go as long or as fast as you'd like, or it feels more difficult and hurts more than you think it should. But that is today.
What about tomorrow, or the next day, the next month, the next year- after you have put in the work? So much can change with hard work.
I've been reading The Lola Papers (which I highly recommend BTW), and the following passage really stood out to me:
What about tomorrow, or the next day, the next month, the next year- after you have put in the work? So much can change with hard work.
I've been reading The Lola Papers (which I highly recommend BTW), and the following passage really stood out to me:
I don't know about you, but I've definitely used that excuse before.
"It doesn't come easy for me."
"There is no way I could ever run that fast"
Who does it comes easy for? Shalane Flanagan? Kara Goucher?
Sure, they have some amount of natural talent, but they still work at it. They work very hard.
They've put in the time, and the miles.
It's exciting to think about. Today, it's hard for me to imagine being able to run a half-marathon as fast as I'd like. It's hard for me to imagine running a marathon at all.
But I haven't put in the time, or the miles.
Who knows, with a few months, and eventually years of hard work- after putting in my time and my miles- what I can do?
Only time will tell.
This is a great post! So motivating!
ReplyDelete-Anna
This is great! I've been struggling through a lot of my workouts the past couple of weeks, and this is a great reminder that the hard work will pay off!
ReplyDeleteWell said, Allison. I try to keep that in mind, too, about putting the work in. That's what differentiates the goods from the greats.
ReplyDeleteAlso, glad to find another HP fanatic. :) Hopefully your husband takes the hint! ;P