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Krissy Arocho's avatar

absolutely loved these parallels Raziq! so much value in here and excited to refer back to this one often

Raziq Rauf's avatar

We don't find so many other running writers by accident, I think

Krissy Arocho's avatar

maybe we should start a club

Raziq Rauf's avatar

I think we're already in it

Ann Colwell's avatar

Thissssss: "...you’ll always see a line that you hate. That’s just how it is to be a writer. Once you realize that it means you’re a writer, though, it should help damp the burns."

Raziq Rauf's avatar

Until you find the rest of the burns

Ann Colwell's avatar

And the rest of the lines you hate 😆

Tyson Baker's avatar

I read this at the right time. I needed this. Thanks for the words Raz!

Erica E's avatar

I really appreciate this because I have been writing something in my head while running for 2 years now. Two years!! Time to get it on paper/some sort of document.

Raziq Rauf's avatar

It's been time! Good luck.

Robbe Reddinger's avatar

Love this, thank you for sharing.

Chris Z's avatar

You got me signed up for your how to tutorial.

Mario Fraioli's avatar

On 🎯 Raz! To keep with your Japanese theme, I’ll share this quote from the legendary coach, Kiyoshi Nakamura, which holds true for running, writing, and myriad other pursuits: “On some days the rain falls hard, on other days it falls gently, and on some days it does not fall at all. But in the final analysis, the process cannot be rushed, and we must wait patiently for the natural order of events to run its course before we can admire the finished product.”

Craig Lewis's avatar

Great stuff Raz… and I love the word for the truck overtaking thing, always drives me mad (pun intended 😂).

Raziq Rauf's avatar

"The elephants... They're racing again," he muttered.

Sam Robinson's avatar

Loved this, Raz.

Raziq Rauf's avatar

I hope to overtake some elephants on the way to SF a couple of times this year