There are times when every runner, every runner, has the thoughts of throwing in the towel. At this stage of my life its actually a daily thought pattern. This is due largely to the fact that I am yet to re-establish a routine or real structure to my training. I do know that at some point I will establish a routine but I also know that once this routine has been established I will still get the little voice that shouts STOP! ENOUGH!
The trouble with being a wombat is that I know, that I will possibly never stop, yes I might miss a day, week, or month of running but in time I will get back out there. In a race I also know, that no matter how loud that voice gets I'll never stop. I know this because its something I have always told myself. If I start the race I finish the race and believe me there have been times , particularly in the marathon, where I have thought " Na, I've had enough" But there is also another voice that tells me, if you do it once, it gets easier the next time and then it gets to the stage that you stop running and step off the course simply because your shoelace is undone.
You see that's the thing about running , if you quit , you never give yourself the chance to learn from what goes wrong, you never experience the full range of struggles that comes with training and pushing on in a race when you really feel like there is nothing left, you miss that sense of accomplishment that comes with crossing the line after your head telling you for the last 10km that your body can't go any further.
Remember that what ever happens JUST DON'T QUIT!!!
Barrel on Wombats...
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