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Equinox lap 1 done 💪😁#running #runningislife #runninggoals #runningisawesome #runningday #runninggirl #runningismytherapy #runningweekend (at Equinox24) https://www.instagram.com/p/CT9o887Ikyk/?utm_medium=tumblr

Breaking news! I’m not running a marathon this year. I’m not running a half marathon either. Hell I’m not even running a 10k. I have zero desire to run long distances right now and I’m perfectly okay with that. // Before the pandemic hit, I was training for my first half marathon race after having my 2nd child. As much as I tried not to put pressure on myself, I still felt it. Then I had a knee pain that required physical therapy and I thought “Oh shit.” Then I kept getting sick thanks to having a little one in preschool bring home all the germs 🦠 and I thought “Double Oh Shit!” Then the pandemic hit and I cancelled my race(before they eventually cancelled) and felt relief. Like a weight was lifted off my shoulders. I decided to take several weeks off and did spinning instead. When I returned to running, it was in memory of Ahmaud Arbery. A 2.23 mile run that felt way harder than it should’ve. I was slow and felt so out of shape 😫but I missed being outdoors so I decided to try again and again and again. Initially I was paying attention to all the numbers; pace, time, distance and would complain about my run. Then one day I stopped paying attention to the numbers and committed to just showing up for as long as my body felt good and then I would stop. Whether that was at mile 1 mile or mile 3. I would stop and walk home. I did this for a few weeks and something clicked. My mind and body felt better and I started to run stronger. Instead of coming back from a run feeling defeated, I would come home with a big ole smile on my face and dance around for my cool down. My runs right now are short and easy but super enjoyable which is exactly what I need them to be. 3-4x a week and having fun😃 Has your running or training changed during the pandemic? . . . . . #runningforfun #runningisfun #diverserunnersworld #diversewerun #motherrunner #runningmoms #momswhorun #irunwithmaud #runforbreonna #runnersofinstagram #instarunners #runnergirl #run #runner #runninggoals #running #runningmotivation #runhappy #loverunning #runoutside #runeveryday #runninglife #runners_of_insta #runningworld #asthmaticrunner #amplifymelanatedvoices #blackgirlsrun #blackrunners https://www.instagram.com/p/CD2h8NfHHIA/?igshid=18bhb3z7az2v5

Marathon training here I come 😄 🏃🏻‍♀️

Felt cute. I don’t know, thought I might break a personal #running record. ⁣ ⁣ Last weekend, I got a haircut, trimmed a considerable amount of hair off my face, and shaved 1:06 off to finally run a sub-50 minute 10K. ⁣ ⁣ Now it’s your turn to break a personal record. It doesn’t have to involve running, or exercise, just get better at something you love doing. ⁣ ⁣ I believe in you.⁣ ⁣ -⁣ ⁣ ⁣ ⁣ ⁣ ⁣ #runningmotivation #runningman #runninginspiration #mondaymotivation #runningislife #runninggoals #motivation #fitnessinspiration #exercisemotivation (at New Jersey) https://www.instagram.com/p/B0yYY-FAdmR/?igshid=dfi32926vp26

When you get to mile 8 and you want to stop but you see 2 women running toward you and since they’re still running in 40-something degree temps you keep going ‘cause you’re a runner too and once you pass them you keep going ‘cause you’ve almost reached the end of that street and so you turn the corner two streets from home, bored as heck with running by now, and you start challenging yourself by running faster between every other speed bump until you get to that final turn and you’re three blocks from home and so you run as fast as you can, saying to yourself...not quitting, not quitting, not quitting.