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Brandy Talamoni | runner
@brandytherunner_

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I use to feel ashamed of my pace Today i reflected on the past year and my running… in many instances I still do feel shame, my easy and long runs I know plenty of people can walk that pace and here I am 14+ minute miles. But instead of being ashamed I’m becoming more comfortable with them. After all, I’m not meant to be racing those runs and saving faster stuff for speed and tempo. I appreciate having friends that also don’t make me feel ashamed because there’s been run clubs I’ve joined that def made me feel out of place because their slowest runner was 10 minute miles and I was not there. This past year I’ve put a lot of focus on heart rate training, it was humbling. I also started running for time rather than distance and pace. The two really made me feel bad at first cause I felt “slow” but then at races it was like things clicked and I slowly stopped feeling shamed and apologizing or over sharing why my pace “looks slower”. I’m here taking up space and there’s people that shame me for it and my body, typically non runners But ,I won’t apologize for being where I am in my journey whether it’s slower or faster. What matters is being out there. Does not matter how long it takes you be proud of every step. 💜 #runner #womensrunningcommunity #runninglife #runninginspiration #instarunners #running #marathoner #runnerspace #runnersworld