Mom Goals - How Running Made Me Happier: BY Chaithali Prasad
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Tuesday, February 5, 2019
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I started running about 3 years ago, with no specific goal,
apart from losing a little pregnancy weight. Also I thought this would be the
easiest choice where I don’t need to look for a partner or instructor. To begin
with it helped me get out of my post-partum blues. Once I started feeling good
about myself, I started running a bit longer. Along the way, I made a lot of
like-minded friends as well. Running then became a group activity for me. I started
thoroughly enjoying our group runs.
In early 2018, a few of us decided to bring in more discipline
and structure to our training. We joined PaceMakers and started training with
Pani Sir. This has been a big turn around in my journey. Week on week I have
been following his suggestions and the change in me is very obvious.
Running made me set a goal and work towards it. Along the way, I
realized nothing comes easy for anyone! No one is really ‘lucky’ to be
successful. All it takes is consistency, dedication and hard work. The progress
I made in terms of my distance covered, time taken, strong finishes has made me
more confident and mentally stronger.
I try to spread and share the happiness in my social circle as
much as possible. I lead a running group in our residential complex of around
1200 apartments. We do our running workouts together when possible, plan &
sign up for events together. I also host a weekly running thread on a popular
fitness group on social media wherein I encourage, track and report the running
stats of the group.
I no more run to stay healthy. Instead I make sure to eat the
right things, rest well and stay healthy, so I can run!
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