Daily Running Posts

Just imagine. Your aunts, uncles, cousins and parents, are wondering why you are running and racing more. What a beautiful world that would be.

The hardest part of being injured isn’t the physical pain. It’s losing the thing that makes you feel most like yourself. Running is the place where I feel the most alive, and without it there’s this strange emptiness that feels a lot heavier than it should. Maybe even a little crazy 🤪 or ALOT. Kudos to my partner who is dealing with my self-deprecating personality right now, not a fun time in this household 🙃 I can’t describe that feeling when your partner goes for a run, and you can’t. It just plain sucks.

All I know running elevates every part of my personality and when it’s gone, I feel like a shell of who I used to be. Ironically, am I boring without running?!

This whole experience has made it painfully clear how deeply running shapes my identity. When it’s going well, life follows. When it’s not, everything feels off. And even though I’m doing my physio exercises like they’re my full-time job, you’d think I’d be saving money by not running. Somehow I’m still buying shoes, race entries, and convincing myself it all counts as part of my “healing journey” 🙃

I’m going to have an abbreviated Tokyo build so here’s to being on the mend and running soon in a sustainable way. I can’t say that training for hyrox caused my injury but I’ll have to learn to do both without overloading my tendons.

Wishing all of those injured a speedy recovery and a gentle and steady rebuild when you’re back!! It’s not easy to be patient but it’s definitely worth it. I’ll be on the mend too, so sending positive vibes 💛✨

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