1 k? That sounds like a chore.
For decades, I never understood running or why anyone would want to do it. Growing up a cyclist and cycling into my adult years, running seemed pointless and stupid.Only the final 990m.
Besides, I'm still in.
All that changed when we got our last high enery, muscle, resuce dog. The dog park wasn't working out with distracted dog owners not paying attention to their dogs. I decided to give up cycling to work, so I could run after work with her. It was a slow process and one that took me a while to gain the stamina and desire to even want to do it. We do 5k trail runs in a forest on a daily or 5 day a week basis, summer, spring, fall and winter up to -15*C or so, then it's a 5k walk. I took up running at about 47 and have been doing this routine now for the past 3-4 years.
I still don't look forward to running or get excited about it after putting in a full work day, but after the first 1km or so, I get past the loathing mindset and quite enjoy it. I look down at her and see how much she loves it and I enjoy it even more. We both benefit from the runs. No phones, no people, no earphones, just out in the forest with the sound and views of nature.
I posted more about it here last year.
Still in.
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