I'm motivated to run by a lot of factors: health, weight maintenance, to look good in spandex ;) , a clear mind, the after-the-run feeling. Sometimes I'm motivated to run faster on certain runs: running with someone who's faster, not wanting to let someone pass me, dog chasing me, chocolate milk at the finish! Just the other day, I encountered a new reason to run faster: a thunderstorm, complete with bolts of lightning, heading my way.
I knew there was the possibility of thunderstorms but the sky didn't look too bad when I headed out for a 3.6mi wog (combo walk/jog) with the dog. We got back to the house, I dropped her off and set out for 4mi on my own. The sky was looking a little more ominous than before but didn't seem too threatening yet.
About 1.5mi in, I heard some thunder rumbling. As I got to the turnaround point, I saw bolts of lightning in the distance and rain had begun to fall. By the time I got back to the house, there were lots more rumbles of thunder. Thankfully, before the storm was overhead I was back inside, safely away from the lightening.
Chalk up another motivator for running faster: a thunderstorm.
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