Some people enjoy running by themselves because it gives them that moment in the day that they can be totally alone with their thoughts, their emotions, themselves. The quiet within attracts them and they manage to process happenings and problems.
I on the other hand have always preferred running with a friend or in a group to solitary running. It just gives me that extra little shove that I need on those days that I feel a lack of motivation flowing through me. Since a very young age, I looked forward to the comeradery that you find in running with a group or a friend. A group of people that share a common interest and enjoyment in an activity that makes you physically tired and yet leaves you with a sense of accomplishment and fills you with exhiliration every time you trod around the course.
I miss the old Turtle Club that I used to run with ages ago – the teasing and the fooling around, but most of all the fact that you always felt like you belonged – this isn’t something you always find in the outside world – when running in a group, you find that everyone is equal and no-one will dare make fun of a fellow runner, because they know that at some stage they might have a bad day and it’ll hit back at them.
I’m glad I’ve found my running partner- have you?
