It may be the most beautiful marathon in the world but not when you are muttering a word that rhymes with ‘bucket’ but isn’t.
However, on Sunday I did just that.
Don’t get me wrong. I love running and have no intention of stopping anytime soon. It’s a great way to lose yourself in thought. The most difficult part is getting started, but simply by waking up, making your bed and getting out the door before your body realises what you’re doing, you get a daily sense of accomplishment.By that point, I only had a parkrun to go, and while I was quite confident that I would make the cut-off, it was quite clear that this was no fun run.
My father had a theory that long distance running is like beating your head against a rock. People are gluttons for punishment, but it’s not the act that has people coming back for more. It’s how good it feels to stop.
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