Today I left my stop watch at home. I'll admit it, as I suited up for my run I saw it sitting there, calling out to me, longing to hold me to my standard mile time. But something inside me longed for the days when I didn't know what my average mile time was, and I ran to seek freedom.
These were the days when I used running as an escape. It was a way to hit cruise control in the mind and leave my worries in the fading distance as I traveled. It was simply me and the road woven together to provide a place to release. I never came away from a run with displeasure. I never looked down at my wrist and felt disappointment because I was slow that day. Running had become just another thing in my life in which I was expected to succeed and no one expected success except my worst critic...........ME.
Today I traveled down the road free of any expectations. I ran simply to clear the mind. Instead of consistently looking down, I looked at the road ahead and I focused on what was to come. I left my troubles there in the dirt. I restled with my inner thoughts and came to terms with all the issues that had been nagging me weighing me down. When I was done there was no little voice to tell me I could have been faster. Instead there was a voice of liberation, acceptance and peace.
So, my fellow runners, I must tell you it won't kill you to leave your watch at home for a day. I challenge you to leave you mile time behind and rediscover yourself. You might just find You like You, no matter how fast you run.
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