Running with Teammates

How many activities can you think of become easier when someone doing it with you, pushing to working harder? With distance running, I find this one of the most important aspect to quality training. Running with teammates makes training easier. This goes for almost any sport because teammates push each other to improve and maintain the motivation. The unique part of training with other in distance runners is that is allows your body to push forward easier than your mind thought would be possible.

Who wants to do a 14 mile long run alone? Part of distance training includes a long run one time per week that is 3 to 5 miles longer than your usual run. This run can be awfully boring with nobody to talk with to pass the time. The long run can also be a struggle during the last 3 miles on some days. Running with a team makes the time go by much quicker while also maintaining the same pace throughout the entire run. Knowing that I will have my team to talk with, crack jokes and tell stories with on a 14 mile run is much more fun and exciting than knowing I will be alone in silence, constantly looking at my watch to see how many more miles I have left to run.