Why do some people seem to run fast with ease? Is
it natural ability or consistent training over a few years? Do they push
harder, dig deeper?
I keep wondering why am I a slow runner? Why does running seem so hard for me?
I have been looking for inspiration from other
runners. Runners that have started off at my pace and are now faster,
much faster, but until now I have had no luck. The runners I have spoken
to have always started their running journey faster,
much faster than where I am now, even after I've been running for a
year. But inspiration came recently when I met a runner attempting a 100
miler. We chatted and I discovered that her starting point times are
very similar to what mine are now, but through
training she is now much faster.
In the past I have trained for a few months or a
year for events, then stopped, discouraged and even now I regularly
become discouraged at how slow I am but I think of my friend and I feel
inspired to keep running, to discover what might
be possible for me, to discover how fast I can become.
How fast do I want to be? I would love to become
fast and strong enough to complete the regular running events within cut
off and be back in time to socialise. I would like to be able to
qualify for running races, in particular the Wonderland
Run in the Grampians. I would like to be fast enough to keep up with
the back of the pack at social runs.
