Writing tends to be an outlet I use for negative energy when I need to sort out or analyze whatever chaos is collecting in my brain. Writing brings comfort and clarity, as does running, making these the seemingly perfect therapeutic combination.
But currently, I don't have negative energy, nor do I necessarily need an overload of comfort and clarity from my training runs. I met someone. And he's wonderful. And simply spending time with him, or listening to his stories, or feeding off of each other's laughter all give me superfluous amounts of energy to push through a long run.
I know it's important to be able to dig deep within myself to push myself through my limits, but I'm also pretty sure it can't be a bad thing to let myself ride an emotional high to get me through some tougher physical challenges.
We'll see: stay updated to see how my future long runs and speed workouts benefit, or don't benefit, from having a separate source of energy completely unrelated to my running.
Tomorrow's run: five miles with 6 minutes total uphill time ...
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