Around the
beginning of the month if you scour any fitness related message boards, you
will see posts from the community summing up their mileage for the previous
month. People will start checking in
posting their totals; 80miles, 100 miles, 75 miles, 250 miles, etc…
Right after the
huge number, the tone of the messages will change. All of sudden they will start to say 45
miles, but I was coming back from an injury. 70 miles, but this was an off
month. 30 miles, but it was my first
month running. It is almost like we all
of a sudden we think we are a lesser runner because someone ran two to three
times the amount we did.
We should be proud
of our monthly totals because they are our monthly totals. We should not compare ourselves to other
runners. Just because someone ran a
whole lot more than you can imagine yourself running should not lessen your achievements
that month.
There are many
factors that will affect your mileage for the month; family life, job, schedule,
weather, training, fitness level, age and ability. t took a lot to get out each
of the days in the month. Remember for the
next time, I ran 84 miles and I earned every mile.
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