Are Apologies Necessary?
‘TRUE’ RUNNERS WORLD – ED. 3
Apologizing seems to be the ‘big thing’ in our society these days (especially for the wrongful perceptions by others). But it can apply to us runners too.
Let me explain…
Say you repeatedly condemn yourself because you continue to ‘unintentionally’ sabotage your progress. This may then lead to an awful lot of apologies…to yourself.
Now, I agree there are certainly times when apologies are warranted.
But apologizing to ourselves can sometimes be a dangerous thing. Especially, when things get out of hand and we’re lost and confused.
In hindsight, excessive apologizing has been known to disrupt some runners’ belief that their progress is totally up to them.
Why? Because all the apologies can get awfully ugly, self-defeating & extremely monotonous. It’s the on-going process of beating ourselves up because our RUN ‘life’ is totally out of order.
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It becomes habitual when the runner repeats the behavior they believe warrants an apology. The same bad habits that have you frustrated in the first place.
‡∏‡ Believe it or not, there are runners who think there’s nothing wrong with doing the same things, apologizing to themselves for it, then doing the same thing again ‡∏‡.
It’s comfortable that way.
But its also just another way of justifying disruptive running habits. We all gotta fight that. There can’t be any tolerance for it.If we don’t repeat the same behavior, no apology is needed, right?
Or we have to just kill the apologies at some point…enough is enough. Then turn the focus on the work.
The True Runner recognizes that your most epic successes result from ‘falling forward.’
They also realize the need for a ‘well oiled’ running machine made up of each and every necessary, essential component.
• In the end, you won’t owe any apologies for those stronger finishes in the races you’ve spent your hard earned money to attend.
• Ultimately, you won’t have to apologize for the envy & jealousy of your competitors or even your friends because they wish they had that ‘edge’ you now possess.
• And certainly won’t need to no apologize because you are a more pleasant person, thanks to those longer, more satisfying RUNS.
So, what are you willing to do?
Questions? Comments? Let me hear from you below 🙂
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