{"id":6261,"date":"2018-11-24T18:09:16","date_gmt":"2018-11-24T08:09:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/intraining.com.au\/?p=6261"},"modified":"2018-11-25T17:35:28","modified_gmt":"2018-11-25T07:35:28","slug":"who-said-running-was-an-individual-sport","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev3.dxcoders.com\/index.php\/2018\/11\/24\/who-said-running-was-an-individual-sport\/","title":{"rendered":"Who said Running was an individual sport?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Who said Running was an individual sport?<\/h1>\n<h3>Running at the Mouth with Margot Manning<\/h3>\n<h2>I have a question for you.<br \/>\nWhich type of run do you enjoy more?<\/h2>\n<p>A: The run where you pop on your headphones and set off from home with your favourite playlist or podcast then log your run effort into your virtual running program or<\/p>\n<p>B: The run where you meet your running buddies and chatter about running, life, and share specific goals.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Both have their merits, but my answer is definitely B.&nbsp; &nbsp;Here&#8217;s why.<\/p>\n<p>Beyond our running personal running goals, there is a huge mix of both team and community.<\/p>\n<p>As a <strong>team<\/strong> we have a strong mutual commitment to cross the finish line with a PB, a specific time or a distance goal. So when in a race, we are working together encouraging with cheers, nods, waves, and similar pacing strategies to help each of us to reach our potential.<\/p>\n<p>Afterwards we recount the experience and talk about our PB\u2019s, PW\u2019s, and the strategies we used to cope with moments of hardship or those feelings of invincibility.<\/p>\n<p>As a <strong>community<\/strong> we are connecting with other runners who have the same interest which gives us the ability to collaborate our ideas towards achieving our running goals.<\/p>\n<p>Your running community is the place that gives you a sense of identity outside of your normal routine.&nbsp; Your community&nbsp; is where you celebrate all those running moments with your running friends of all levels of ability.&nbsp; It&#8217;s the shared experience&nbsp; and belonging that connects us as runners as we all move along our running journey.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>As a coach I enjoy watching the different running friendship groups of our community animatedly talking\u2026 sharing their running experiences, knowledge and words of encouragement with each other.<\/p>\n<p>As a runner,&nbsp; I thoroughly enjoy feeling that I am part of something so much bigger than my own race.&nbsp; In particular, I now take the time at fun runs to really enjoy that start line vibe.&nbsp; It&#8217;s in these moments of waiting to start and the first few kilometres as we run through the pre-race adrenline that I feel like can become a part of my \u2018team of 1000\u2019s\u2019 who are going to be out there doing this run together.<\/p>\n<p>While there are times when we need time alone on the road, there is so much to be said for being part of a greater running community.<\/p>\n<p>See you on the road.<\/p>\n<p>Margot<\/p>\n<p>P.S. Make sure you go back and read more of our newsletter. Doug James, intraining\u2019s physiotherapist &amp; podiatrist talks about how he uses<a href=\"http:\/\/intraining.com.au\/why-i-love-running-trails-during-the-running-offseason\/\"> trail running for off season training.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6278 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/intraining.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/Track-Group-Photo-eh-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Who said Running was an individual sport? Running at the Mouth with Margot Manning I have a question for you. Which type of run do you enjoy more? 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