What a splendid question Stolly.
I dont know really. I dont usually "enjoy" racing as I just suffer and want it to end. But Im not the only one who feels that way. Yet I still long to race (once its over). To be able to test myself against other and to see how tough I am. Its also quite good to have a sense of "weirdness" status you have from your colleagues when the general question about about 4pm comes of "what are you doing tonight" ends for me in "Im going up Winter Hill.Yes, in the dark". I also have alot of respect from friends from what I get up to at the weekend.
I suppose thinking about it I centre all my "training" around being fit enough to race. It sounds really bad but at the moment Im not fit enough to perform how Id like to in races and therefore at the moment I wont even consider racing. Then when I think Im fit I'll look at investing in 4 new safety pins and off I pop.
I certainly cant knock a good social run in the fells though. Be it with friends or just with Joss the dog.
Aslong as I can run. Not fussed how far. Im happy.
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