tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17981917.post1495418283117324542..comments2023-06-11T01:42:35.651-07:00Comments on The Fire Within: Why I Run Part 2Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08570812813078461156noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17981917.post-16312439164610056642013-07-11T21:17:05.149-07:002013-07-11T21:17:05.149-07:00It's running for me as well. It gives me time...It's running for me as well. It gives me time to run alone and think about who I am as a friend, wife, mother, person on this planet. I get to work out issues/problems and think before I speak or act. I know how hard I can push my mind and body and am confident in my strength mentally and physically. Most of all though it helps me not be so focused on myself, to be less selfish. There is nothing like running with others, at their pace, supporting them during a race, helping them reach a hard won goal to force me to step outside myself and focus 100% on them. All of a sudden I can run faster, slower, longer, shorter, harder, run with their food/gel in my hands (I hate running with anything in my hands) and not once think about my comfort or my running goals. It's all about being whatever that other runner needs me to be. Running can be a selfish (I mean that in a good way)/solo/introspective sport and I love those parts of it. But those times when I'm running for someone else...that's when it becomes beautiful.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11123990656738153464noreply@blogger.com