For many people it's hard to believe that anyone would love running so much that they decide to devote so much of their time to training. I completely understand that a lot of people have little desire to do it. What makes people love to run for miles upon miles?
Passion (is one of many factors)
Passion drives people to be better. Without passion we can lose the best parts of ourselves. Running has and does become a great love for many people. But just like everyone else dedicated runners also go through lull's and months of hiatuses and sometimes, sometimes... we just can't run anymore.
What has been getting to me lately are blatantly unsupportive people. Some people will throw around words like addicted, extreme or obsessed. They refuse to understand why you won't just skip your run for a trivial reason. In my eyes the answer is simple... it's important to me. Most of the time it takes just an hour to complete a run. In the end, getting to the bar at 9pm, as opposed to 7pm is not that big of a deal.
Then on the other hand you have some people commenting on your weight loss, training habits, and even the way you look. It seems as if they are just looking for any way to bring you down.
The message I want to get across today is to just be supportive. People work hard to achieve their goals. Be supportive even when you're jealous or feeling competitive. It may just train your mind to think more lightly.
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