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I read a lot of blogs.\u00a0 I talk to a lot of runners.\u00a0 I’m a pretty social sort.\u00a0 And I’ve noticed something lately.<\/p>\n

We all talk about our PRs (personal records) and our running goals and times.\u00a0 And many of us, myself included, feel the need to justify our “slow times.”<\/p>\n

The other day, I heard someone say “Man, you guys make me feel fast.\u00a0 My half marathon PR is a 2:12.\u00a0 I’m so slow!”<\/p>\n

First off, 2:12 isn’t slow.<\/p>\n

But secondly, and more importantly, why do we feel the need to belittle our accomplishments<\/em>?<\/p>\n

I’m guilty of it myself.\u00a0 “My half marathon PR is only 2:48, but I have a heart condition that I have to deal with so I’m probably not getting much faster.<\/em>”<\/p>\n

While it’s true that my heart condition does limit my pace (as do these extra 30 pounds, let’s be honest), WHO CARES?\u00a0 Why should I feel the need to justify my allegedly slow time?\u00a0 I ran a half marathon.\u00a0 I trained and my body carried me 13.1 miles in 2 hours and 48 minutes.\u00a0 That’s pretty awesome!<\/p>\n

And it doesn’t matter if it it took you 2:10 or 2:48 or 3:30 or 5 hours!\u00a0 It doesn’t matter if you raced a 5K or a marathon.\u00a0 You finished a race.\u00a0 Maybe you ran, maybe you walked, maybe you sat down and cried mid-race before getting back up and continuing on, it doesn’t matter.\u00a0 You set out to do something great and you did it.<\/p>\n

And that is amazing.\u00a0 You. Are. Amazing.<\/strong><\/p>\n

I’m always telling people to not belittle their accomplishments, and yet I do it to myself all the time.\u00a0 Somehow, I’m not good enough or I’m not fast enough or not something<\/em> enough.<\/p>\n

I would never let my friends treat themselves like this.\u00a0 So why do I do it to myself?<\/p>\n

We need to keep it real.\u00a0 Own our accomplishments.\u00a0 Be proud of them.\u00a0 Shout them from the rooftops.\u00a0 Don’t compare to others.\u00a0 Don’t make excuses.\u00a0 Be yourself.\u00a0 Be amazing.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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