On Running - Annabelle Long(form)
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I started running. It means a lot to me.
When I talk about running, I immediately cop to newness, to uncertainty. To the fact that despite logging 700 miles last year and paying to enter races and carving out time every Monday and Thursday and Saturday, I still don’t know how sold I am. I never like running when it’s something I have to do. I sometimes like it when I’m doing it. I always like it when I’ve done it. I started running mostly because I never thought I would. I was never very fast growing up, which I took to mean that I was not very good at running, and I have always been hesitant to do things I am not very good at.…
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