I continued to keep running, but never considered training for 3K, 5K, 10K, marathons, etc...I only ran to get rid of my belly fat, love handles, man junk, etc...Plus, I feel at peace when I go for a run and it's always a great feeling. Then I came to a conclusion that I needed to be more productive with my runs, so I decided to somewhat change my mentality to train for marathon running. It's working out good so far, ahem....except at the same time I want to train for BJJ and tournaments. Which doing both is really kinda difficult on my knees because I'll have knee pains that flair up from time to time. Running takes a lot of stress on my knees and so does BJJ. So it's 50/50. I just have to be smart with my knees and rest/ice it accordingly.
I'm currently training for a full marathon, which is a little over 26 miles. At first, I didn't want to push myself for the full marathon and run the half marathon instead. But I decided to go for the full because I feel it's really a true test to myself and how far can I push my body to it's limits. Just thinking about 26+ miles is really scary and intimidating, but at the same time while I'm training for it, I feel excited to take on the challenge. It's not like I'm racing anyone or there's a winner or loser because everyone's a winner when running marathons. You can run it in 2 hours or 8 hours, who are we to judge? That's the beautiful thing about marathons, that it's a 1 person, just you, just myself goal and our own challenge. Everyone's a winner! As long as I pass that finish line, I know I completed my own challenge/test.
Besides that, you're running for a purpose, for a goal, for a reason, contributing to a cause, such as heart diseases, cancer, diabetes, etc...And I came to my own personal goal, reason, purpose, whichever you want to call it. I want to run for cancer, I want to run for Khomsey Moua, I want to run for kidney diseases, so I'll run for my older brother Dar and my mom, I run because I have to and not because I want to, I want to run to better "me" as an individual or person, to better myself in life. It's the exact same mentality I have when I compete in a BJJ tournament. It's all for a purpose and cause. But when I say, "I want to do this...and I want to do that..etc..." It will soon turn into "I will do this...and I will do that." Once I lace up my shoes and step on that road and the horn sounds, the run begins, then thats when it turns to, "I WILL"....
"Running is the greatest metaphor for life, because you get out of it what you put into it."
- Oprah Winfrey
I'm currently training for a full marathon, which is a little over 26 miles. At first, I didn't want to push myself for the full marathon and run the half marathon instead. But I decided to go for the full because I feel it's really a true test to myself and how far can I push my body to it's limits. Just thinking about 26+ miles is really scary and intimidating, but at the same time while I'm training for it, I feel excited to take on the challenge. It's not like I'm racing anyone or there's a winner or loser because everyone's a winner when running marathons. You can run it in 2 hours or 8 hours, who are we to judge? That's the beautiful thing about marathons, that it's a 1 person, just you, just myself goal and our own challenge. Everyone's a winner! As long as I pass that finish line, I know I completed my own challenge/test.
"Running is the greatest metaphor for life, because you get out of it what you put into it."
- Oprah Winfrey
"We are different, in essence, from other men. If you want to win something, run 100 meters. If you want to experience something, run a marathon."
- Emil Zatopek, 1952 Olympic Marathon gold medalist
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