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I fell Hella hard today during my 5k run but it was a great lesson of Emotional Resilience

6 Nov 2023 · 2 min

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In this personal vlog, the speaker recounts a 5K race where they tripped early on, causing a painful fall that required bystanders' assistance. Despite bruised knees and elbows, they chose to keep running rather than quit, driven by a desire not to let themselves down. While continuing, they unintentionally veered onto a half‑marathon course, extending the run far beyond the intended 5K distance—ultimately covering around 10 miles before turning back. The narrative emphasizes how refusing to give up after a setback not only builds emotional resilience but can also lead to unexpected, greater achievements. The speaker frames the experience as a practical illustration of emotional intelligence, highlighting perseverance, self‑motivation, and the ability to turn adversity into growth.

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5K Chronicles. I'm about 4 or 5 minutes into the race. I've been in this little corner, tripped up, scrubbed hella hard. And when I say scrubbed, I mean headphones one way, glasses another way, phone another way. People had to get stopped and get around me like, hey, you okay? I get up, they got their hands on my shoulder, baby, you want me to call somebody? I'm like, no, I'm good. I'm shaking it off. And instantly emotions. Made me feel like, well, that's it for the day. But I didn't want to let myself down. I was like, nah, I can't give up. I can't let that be the reason, because I wanted to be the reason so bad. So I just got right back in, knee hurting, elbow hurting, just kept pushing. And I promised myself that I was not going to give up. So then I'm running, I'm running, before I realize it, I didn't got off track, and now I got mixed up with the half Uh, half marathon, folks. And so 5K is like 3 miles and some change. I'm jogging, next thing I know I look up, I see a sign say 4 miles. So now I done ran farther than the 3K— I mean, than the 5K. And then I'm like, shit, let me just walk like another mile. I called Deezy, I said, hello, I said, how far is the half marathon? She said 13 miles. I'm like, shit. So now I'm walking back the other way from running. Which is gonna put me at about 10 miles. But the moral of the story is, when you fall down and you get right back up, you end up going farther than you would have went in the first place. Emotional intelligence.