You can read a hundred self-help books, ask advice from your trail runner groups, or simply learn by observation. What can we learn from watching dogs? Life coach MARIE SNYMANJACOBS shares her insights.
Some people, and non-human animals, seem to speed along with no pressure – only joy.
I recently did the short distance of the beautiful, knee-breaking Num-Num Challenge. While we were at the race village relaxing, the leading longrun athlete finished wearing (brace yourself) Luna sandals and a fleece top.
I asked myself and some of the other runners around me, ‘is this not what it should be about’? Pure enjoyment, freedom, and ending a day in the mountains with a big smile on your face? Maybe Robert Rorich (the NumNum winner in sandals) was a long distance Labrador in a past life!
What could we learn about running from our four-legged furry friends?
Being fully engaged
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