Today is my seven year “run-iversary.”
Seven years ago today a good friend texted me from a party, saying someone there challenged him to run a mile in eight minutes (this was seven years ago, so details might be fuzzy). He ran it, though it took longer than eight minutes. I tried it, and it took me 13 minutes, and I had problems walking down stairs for the next week.
According to Strava, since I started in 2016 I’ve gone on 1,419 runs, for 5,160 miles, in 1,006 hours, and climbed 229,692′ in elevation.
Biggest thing I learned? Slow down. Savor every fucking footstep, because one day each place you run will be the last time you ever run it.
Here’s some photos I took from runs over the years:
