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Running is Mental

Some people will say that running is crazy. I think running is mental. That's right, in any way you wanna look at it. We put ourselves to this intense amounts of pain, unnecessary pain. Running is mental, and here is what I mean: Running is Mental. A lot of us know we'll never win a marathon and that we'll be glad just to participate and finish one. We train so we can get all of the pain without necessarily any of the glory. Who does that? It's a little normal that some people run with a purpose, i.e. losing weight, heart health, but others simply just... run. Marathons are 26.2 miles of constant running. Have you ever measured that with your car? It's far. Running that much is mental. Ultra-runners must be crazy. Who gets up before dawn to run 50+ miles in one sitting? The bad water ultramarathon is some 135 miles in the freaking Death Valley desert. Who does that? That's crazy, right? It's gotta be. It's definitely not normal. "Normal...