6. I run because it feeds my soul
Its been nine months since my last post and six months since my Great North Ultra . And I've not run a huge amount since then. Having now completed the big challenge for which I spent a significant amount of last year training, I've found myself feeling somewhat directionless with my running. After running 126 miles, what do you do next? This year, life's been full with other things and I've not felt able to prioritise another stupidly long running challenge. I've not particularly fancied racing over shorter distances either, because I'm now a lot slower than I was two years ago (one of downsides of concentrating on ultras). But I'm a goal-oriented person. And without a clear goal, I've been running a lot less. I've even found myself wondering 'why bother with running at all?' The answer, or at least part of the answer, came to me earlier this week. I woke up early on Wednesday morning with a lot on my mind and somehow knew that I nee...