I never knew that all of the cheering and encouraging words that I hear during a long race were so essential and important to me... until I barely heard any during my second marathon. That race was inside a park and spectators mainly stayed at the start/finish area.
As I stated sometime last week, I fell into a rut with running. Although I'm back on my schedule, I procrastinated getting out the door for this weekend's long run until Sunday afternoon... I couldn't easily find a shirt to wear so I put my Marathon Maniacs singlet on. I needed an ego boost anyway...
Paired with knee high red and white socks, this singlet got a lot of attention. Even though I ran my usual route on the boardwalk, quite a few fellow runners gave me a "right on" or "go maniac" or "nice shirt!" or something like that. A few non runners acknowledged it too. I need to remember this the next time I really need some motivation.
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