Happy New Year! I have had times recently when I was unable to run, due to injury or illness. Other times, I’ve been unable to cycle for various reasons (like not having a bike!). At these times, you start to think, “How can I call myself a runner/cyclist if I can’t run/cycle?”.
But I started to ask myself, does it matter what label I put on my exercise habits and preferences?
When I started down that path, it got me thinking, why do I run races?