Long Run - Take 2

From Kristin Armstrong's most recent blog post:

"I am a runner.

"This has nothing whatsoever to do with race results, placings, PR's, split times, training programs, gender, age, racing schedule, weekly mileage, or pace bands. This has to do with something deep, something tender, something profound, something powerful and something untouchable about who we are in our hearts. This is why we recognize each other, on the road or in coffee shops, and we nod and smile. This is why we are never alone, even if we are training far from our hometown or way outside our comfort zone. Even if no other "I am" statement feels good about our life at the moment, we always have that one.

"What I want to tell ... anyone else out there struggling with injury, illness, delay, or disappointment of any kind is that even if you are healing or taking time off... you are still, and always, a runner."
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My friend Robin just left after a much needed visit from one of my college friends who knows me better than anyone. It is beautiful out, a sunny 38 degrees. It is supposed to cool off in the next couple hours, so I am getting out now.

I am going for my long run again, knowing that it cannot possibly be worse than the one on Friday.

I am a runner.