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A runner covers 17 miles in 21-degree weather with a 10-mph wind, considering quitting multiple times before Grant's check-ins help him finish. He reflects that struggle days build resilience and make easier runs feel rewarding.
A runner covers 17 miles in 21-degree weather with a 10-mph wind, considering quitting multiple times before Grant's check-ins help him finish. He reflects that struggle days build resilience and make easier runs feel rewarding.
So, uh, today was a struggle. It was, uh, 21 when we started with about a 10-mile-an-hour wind. Felt like about 7. Got 3 layers on, got gloves, got hand warmers, got hats and all sorts of stuff trying to keep warm. And, uh, we even talked about quitting. We even, we even talked about not running at all today. But as Grant just pointed out, perhaps this is the most important day of all the struggle days, because no matter what you're doing, you're going to struggle. And knowing that you can get through the struggle and get to the days that are not so filled with it, maybe they're the best days. I don't know. All I know is I finished. It's probably only about 30 now, so it's not much warmer. 17 miles, 3-some-odd hours. It's a long time to be out here in the cold and fighting it and nobody to talk to and nobody to encourage you on. Thank God he came around once or twice and gave me a little encouragement. He caught me walking once, but that's okay. Got it done.
