The Cold, Dark Run
The Cold, Dark Run

Running in the sun with your friends by your side, a slight breeze at your back, surrounded by beauty, and feeling unstoppable are moments we welcome—sweet and pleasurable. Surely, we’ve all experienced such breathtaking occasions. But there are other periods in a runner’s training as well.

This time of year in the Intermountain West it’s more common for a runner to be out there alone in the cold and dark. Shorter daylight hours, long work days, and below freezing temperatures limit options to run in more hospitable conditions.

If a runner wants to achieve their goals, they must go out alone into the cold and dark, make friends with their solitude, and embrace the quiet sound of their own labored breathing.

Like the winter season in a runner’s training regimen, we all go through times of isolation, with limited options. As runners, we too must push through the dark and cold if we are to realize the beauty and fullness of being that only comes through consistent and steady effort.

Ultimately, the key may be in embracing struggle as it comes and welcoming the embryo of strength such exertions create. After all, it is out there on our cold, dark runs that we discover ourselves and make running in the sun even more brilliant.

 
 
Seen a lot of slim chicks posting their

workouts on here so I thought I'd join 

the fun
Warning : I will bully every one of you

into daily stretches, plyo drills, crazy 

intervals, lifting heavy weights and 

epic long runs
104 °F.....  As my Grandma says, 

"Marathon training ain't for p*ssies."



Crazy old lady is right.

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Pro tip: Believe in yourself, BITCH
I only add coworkers I've seen on strava  or garmin connect Lol
A moment of silence for all the things I have to do but I am not doing
Here I am thinking that I'm getting thick, and my panties on backwards
Going for a run without your GPS  watch feels so illegal
Me before running: ...NO Me during running: ...Whyyy  Me after running: ..Whhyyyyy  Me the next day: ...Whhyyyy  Me to anyone that asks about  running: "it's the best part  of my day.... you feel so  great and refreshed and  you shoul...
You know that feeling when you  charge up hills passing runners half  your age as if they're standing still?  Yeah, me neither
I can't just jump outta bed like I used  to no more....a mf gotta warm up like  an old Buick
My biggest flex is that I'm not chasing Boston or any of the majors anymore (mainly because I can't qualify but still)
My wife said she'd buy her own Valentine's flowers this is test right
Before I get in shape does anyone  like me chubby
Roses are red violets are blue don't  make me choose between running  and you
Let's be honest, the fastest runner in the team is always RUDE AF......  and mean for literally no reason...
Lord if I'm ever chasing virtual races, realign me.
Outgrow your own bullshit.
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