How to run an ultramarathon? Puff out your chest, put one foot in front of the other, and don't stop till you cross the finish line.
Dean Karnazes
Struggling and suffering are the essence of a life worth living. If you're not pushing yourself beyond the comfort zone, if you're not demanding more from yourself - expanding and learning as you go - you're choosing a numb existence. You're denying yourself an extraordinary trip.
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Run when you can, walk if you have to, crawl if you must; just never give up.
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People think I'm crazy to put myself through such torture, though I would argue otherwise. Somewhere along the line we seem to have confused comfort with happiness. Dostoyevsky had it right: 'Suffering is the sole origin of consciousness.' Never are my senses more engaged than when the pain sets in. There is a magic in misery. Just ask any runner.
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Some seek the comfort of their therapist's office, other head to the corner pub and dive into a pint, but I chose running as my therapy.
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I run because long after my footprints fade away, maybe I will have inspired a few to reject the easy path, hit the trails, put one foot in front of the other, and come to the same conclusion I did: I run because it always takes me where I want to go.
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As long as my heart's still in it, I'll keep going. If the passion's there, why stop?.. There'll likely be a point of diminishing returns, a point where my strength will begin to wane. Until then, I'll just keep plodding onward, putting one foot in front of the other to the best of my ability. Smiling the entire time.
Running is about finding your inner peace, and so is a life well lived.
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