Motivation Angels
ridge1980
Posts: 46 Member
So today was my long run. I'm not sure what happened, but I was so dehydrated despite drinking TONS of water this week. Oh well, I got 14 miles in, even though I wanted 15 or 16. I did do a run last night which is something that I usually never do, so maybe that was it.
What I really want to say is how much I love other runners sometimes. I am in no way shape or form a petite runner. I weigh 176 and am only 5'2". A very fit woman ran past me when I was on mile 6 and we ran into each other again at my mile 12. I had just started walking an wasn't sure how much farther I could go and she ran past me patted me on the shoulder and told me I was doing a great job and that I could do it. It made me so happy and she was so nice about it, it literally helped me finish the last 2 miles. So thanks my runner angel!
What I really want to say is how much I love other runners sometimes. I am in no way shape or form a petite runner. I weigh 176 and am only 5'2". A very fit woman ran past me when I was on mile 6 and we ran into each other again at my mile 12. I had just started walking an wasn't sure how much farther I could go and she ran past me patted me on the shoulder and told me I was doing a great job and that I could do it. It made me so happy and she was so nice about it, it literally helped me finish the last 2 miles. So thanks my runner angel!
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That's awesome. I love seeing other runners when I am out - if just to wave and think we're in this together kind of thoughts!0
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Kinda puts a spring in your step, doesn't it! Cool story!0
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Great story and good run!0
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great story, love runners!0
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I agree that runners are very nice people generally! What a wonderful story and what a great run for you!! 0
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The running community can be awesome!
Glad you completed your long run0 -
love that!
this morning i was struggling to get past a hill on my way back and a couple of cyclist went by and were really nice and waving enthusiastically! hehe, made the hill seem easier.0 -
Runners are the best! Always nice to see a smile or head nod when you think you've hit your limit and want to stop and walk!0
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That's why I love race morning, all the happy runners buzzing about Good job! 0
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That's great!
I had a similar experience in my first half marathon last weekend. I was coming up to the top of the last hill (just about 20km) and was really struggling to keep going to the end, when a guy who was running the marathon gave me a firm pat on the shoulder and told me "keep going love, you're nearly at the end, you can do it". And he was right, I did, I ran down the hill as fast as I could without nose diving into the bitumen!
It gave me such a boost when I was almost out of energy -I can only guess that he heard me puffing and panting up behind him and could tell I was almost done.
Then I tried to pay it back when I was at the bottom of the hill, less than half a km from the end and saw a marathon runner limping and thumping his thighs, I just told him "you are so close to the finish now, you are nearly there". Poor bugger must have had major cramps but he made it too.
I love runners!0
