Manyrunnerswill tell you that the reason they love the sport is because of how solitary it is.
For a lot of people, its why they love running.
Personally, I don’t always have ironclad inner motivation like other runners do.
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Sometimes, it’s there.
The race was in 10 days, and I definitely hadn’t been training.
And then I went out for a 3-mile run and decided I was “ready.”
Here I am being handed the “baton,” which in this case, was a slap bracelet.
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Mostrelay racesare set up really similarly.
Your teamours was full of editors and influencers from NYC and aptly named Beast Coast Crewconsists of 12 people.
Runners one through six are in one van, and runners seven through 12 are in another.
We also had a Nike running coach in each van.
The first van starts at the start line, and runner number one begins.
Once runners one through six have gone, then van two starts, and runners seven through 12 run.
Each person runs a total of three times, with a variation of mileage each time.
My mileage was 5.6, 6, and 5.6.
Of course, when it’s your turn to run, you run alone.
But nothing about this race, and being part of this team, was solitary.
It was a straight-up team effort.
It really lit a fire under my ass.
I should also point out that these runs were taking place incool, scenic spotsI had never visited before.
On any sports team, no one wants to be the weakest link.
Running on a team feltgoodand different.
Which has since helped me push through them when Im on my own.
I just needed other people to remind me.
Thats one of the great things about playing on a team, right?
After all, teams work best when each member is performing at their best.
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