Oh my god this is so good. A howling laugh and a punch in the gut…my favorite kind of writing. Also, until I reached the bottom of that quote all I could think was—sounds like childbirth.
As an ex-runner just getting back into the game after 11 years, you weren't really selling me on returning back to those weekend long runs with all of the reminders of black toenails and caked-on salt cheeks... but by the end of this essay, I ain't gonna lie, I was totally feeling some of that magic again. I've cried some of those same tears. This was awesome Dia.
This is how I felt last week when my son woke up at 4am when I needed to be up for work at 7am and he wouldn’t go back to sleep. I gave myself a good cry that night and powered through. Running on a tired life 😂
new dia becker running essay everyone cheer!! love this — gave me the burst of “hey this is good for you and you’ll be glad you did it” that i’ll need for my run later today :)
I’ve always greatly admired people who run marathons….people who drink THEN run marathons? You are super human and maybe a masochist. (I stopped drinking when I was 36 bc I lack the enzyme to break down alcohol and get deathly ill with just a sip) Either way, incredible. Loved this. Made me want to get outside and Forest Gump my life💥❤️🔥
Another banger. I metaphorically did this recently and had a therapeutic breakthrough. An obstacle is as big as the emotion we put into it and we can choose to be overtaken by it or recognize it and keep it at arm’s length. What we get through can be uncomfortable. We will know this and we get through it every time, focusing on some point in the distance where we will be done. Perhaps it helps to focus one step at a time. Thanks for this. I relate to this deeply and am learning this type of run. It’s one I’ve been on in many ways and I thank you for holding up a mirror.
Oh my god this is so good. A howling laugh and a punch in the gut…my favorite kind of writing. Also, until I reached the bottom of that quote all I could think was—sounds like childbirth.
As an ex-runner just getting back into the game after 11 years, you weren't really selling me on returning back to those weekend long runs with all of the reminders of black toenails and caked-on salt cheeks... but by the end of this essay, I ain't gonna lie, I was totally feeling some of that magic again. I've cried some of those same tears. This was awesome Dia.
This is how I felt last week when my son woke up at 4am when I needed to be up for work at 7am and he wouldn’t go back to sleep. I gave myself a good cry that night and powered through. Running on a tired life 😂
This was so inspiring and such a great metaphor for life! Maybe I will run more than 2 miles today lol
new dia becker running essay everyone cheer!! love this — gave me the burst of “hey this is good for you and you’ll be glad you did it” that i’ll need for my run later today :)
Love it! Makes me want to start jogging outside when the weather gets good again. Wonderful essay!
I’ve always greatly admired people who run marathons….people who drink THEN run marathons? You are super human and maybe a masochist. (I stopped drinking when I was 36 bc I lack the enzyme to break down alcohol and get deathly ill with just a sip) Either way, incredible. Loved this. Made me want to get outside and Forest Gump my life💥❤️🔥
I do not live running, or drinking. But I did love reading this essay.
Another banger. I metaphorically did this recently and had a therapeutic breakthrough. An obstacle is as big as the emotion we put into it and we can choose to be overtaken by it or recognize it and keep it at arm’s length. What we get through can be uncomfortable. We will know this and we get through it every time, focusing on some point in the distance where we will be done. Perhaps it helps to focus one step at a time. Thanks for this. I relate to this deeply and am learning this type of run. It’s one I’ve been on in many ways and I thank you for holding up a mirror.