So along my running journey I have learned that it takes practise and continued commitment to get any better. Like all things in life, the more we do them, the better we get at doing them. It is hard to maintain constant commitment especially when the changes are so small and minor in scope. But every now and then something happens to remind you that it was all worth it.
Tonight began my third 1/2 marathon clinic. I take the clinics because it is all too easy to fall victim to the winter blah's and decide "it is just too cold/dark/snowy (insert your own adjective here) to run today". Committing to a group of people that I will show up for a run every Wednesday night and every Sunday morning no matter the weather, makes me get my butt off the couch or out of bed and out the door for the planned run.
Tonight I sat in a circle of benches and introduced myself to some 30 people. I have run with some of these people before. Some are even regular running buddies of mine. But tonight, something BIG happened. Tonight was one of those nights when run after run with no sign of change lead to something significant. Tonight we ran an easy 4.43km in a time of 30:23. Not blazzingly fast I know, but it was the first time in 2 years of clinics that I did not finish at the back of the pack. For the ENTIRE run there were people from the clinic behind me!
Tonight I saw for myself that all of the hard work does pay off. Sometimes it just takes a while for some tangible measure to illustrate that all the commitment indeed brings success.
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