I’ve heard people say that runners like to run away from their problems. As a lifelong runner, I’ve always run toward something — a goal, a relief from stress, my mom’s arms.
My penchant for running started at a young age. Shortly after my 3rd birthday, my mom signed me up for youth track and field. Every Monday night throughout that summer, she took me to the high school track, where the town held 50- to 400- yard races for kids ages 3 and up.
I hardly knew what it meant to run a 50-yard dash when I started.
“When they say ‘on your mark, get set, go, run as fast as you can until you see me,” Mom would say. “And don’t look back.”
“But why?”
“Because it can slow you down. Just run straight down the track toward me. … You’ll get a free ribbon at the end!”
“Ooo! A ribbon?!”
“Yes!”
[For more of this story, written by Mallary Tenore, go to https://medium.com/@mallaryten...athoner-aa88c88ef232]
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