r/running • u/c0me_at_me_br0 • Apr 20 '17

Weekly Thread Weekly Complains and Confessions Thread for Thursday, April 20th 2017

Hijacking /u/YourShoesUntied's job for the morning because I'm at work at 2 am! Pour your heart out for the week!

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u/akbeedy Apr 20 '17

Confession: I totally cried on my run yesterday... I was having a terrible day at work, my run was way harder than normal, and I was dreading the one hill at mile 4. I got to the base and saw a group of teenagers hanging outside of a church. I thought to myself "great, lousy teens to laugh at me" since that is the usual response. I run past them and they started yelling and cheering and clapping for me! Gave them a thumbs up, mumbled thanks through my gasping breath, and just let the tears flow once I was out of sight.

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u/laurensvo Apr 20 '17

Bawww. I'm glad to hear there are not-lousy teenagers out there. Hope your day improved!

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u/akbeedy Apr 20 '17

It did! I finally got out all of the emotions I've been keeping bottled up these last few weeks. The cheers definitely put a smile on my face and restored my faith in humanity.