When races resume, you will want to be prepared!
Why keep going when there are no races in the horizon? Why keep pushing yourself when you have no one to race? Running is a beautiful sport in the sense that we don’t need races, a facility, or technology to participate in it. Of course we are motivated by racing and group running but a runner’s core identity is driven from self discipline and a will to succeed when no one is watching. There will be a time when races resume. There will be a time when the weather is good. And there will be a time you will feel more motivated to run. If you want long term success, you must be willing to grind through the good and bad. You must be willing to associate positivity with hard work. If you want to reach that A goal down the road, you simply must not give up the fight. I would be lying if I said training right now was easy. It’s extremely hard and defeating some days. However, many others and myself continue to show up and race virtually because that’s the best option we have right now. In a world full of uncertainty, we still have running. We have the ability to create our own path with or without racing. Believe in yourself and remember your future you deserves the best you right now. Happy running!!!