From Miles to Milestones: 3 Ways Running Transformed My Life

Fight your demons instead of giving up.

Nicole Linke
In Fitness And In Health

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I struggle to move. The throbbing pain of my wounded knee and my labored breathing make it hard to walk, and running seems impossible.

“Calm down,” I tell myself as I inch forward.

As I entered the finish line, a potpourri of emotions overwhelmed my mind.

Grateful and relieved that I had again achieved something I never thought possible, I tried to push the anger about my fall aside.

Another successful race. Another memory. Another reference point I can use in the future when I need to remind myself that I have yet to find the limits of what my body and mind are capable of.

I was proud of the woman I had become.

Running is more to me than just a means to stay fit, reduce stress, or enjoy nature.

Running is my mentor, spiritual teacher, and a never-ending source of inspiration.

It empowered me to transform from a socially anxious, self-loathing individual who felt victimized and was full of self-pity into a self-confident, optimistic woman who feels she is in the driver’s seat of her life.

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Nicole Linke
In Fitness And In Health

Ultrarunning And Kettlebell Coach | Ultrarunner | I help ultrarunners strengthen their body and mind. https://www.instagram.com/nicole.linke85/