QT: To Struggle is Human

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When all is right with the world, life is pretty darn good.

And this is especially true for us runners.

The miles are smooth. Every run feels a little better than the previous one. And the next race can’t get here fast enough, because a new PR feels almost inevitable.

Sadly, the good times in running, nor in life, don’t last forever.

The Struggle is Real

For a variety of reasons, more than a few of the runners I coach are struggling right now.

It’s that downward spiral where runs aren’t happening, the stress increases, which makes it harder to get the next run in, and it just keeps getting worse and worse.

It really is.

But what makes it even worse is when you see other people, especially on social media, who are crushing their runs at the moment.

If you’re not careful, you can start to blame yourself. To suggest that it’s your own fault that you’re struggling at the moment.

Which, unsurprisingly, doesn’t exactly make the situation any better.

If anything, it tends to make things worse.

You are Not Alone

The point today is a simple one: every one of us struggles with our running at times.

And you know what? It’s ok.

Sure, it sucks. I’m not going to pretend that it doesn’t.

But your struggles don’t make you a bad runner, they just prove what we already know: that you’re human.

As such, this rough patch is only temporary.

At some point, hopefully soon, things will start to improve.

Your runs will be more meh than shit, and with a little luck you’ll even have some really good runs mixed in.

But for now? While you’re struggling?

Just remember that it doesn’t mean anything other than you’re human.

And that you’re definitely not alone.

It's never fun to be on the struggle bus, but it is simply a fact of human life. #runchat Share on X

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