Septmeber/October Double Issue Volume 2 | Page 17

“I don’t run with my legs, I run with my heart”April Joy three days of running. With the goal to improve my best race time by thirteen minutes, I opted for a more involved plan. I run five or six days a week, most days before sunrise. Committing to a training plan comes with sacrifice. The biggest sacrifices for me are my guilty pleasures....cupcakes and cocktails. To stay mentally focused, I cut back on those things. But when the race is over, I do treat myself to a grand feast and a huge cocktail. It never seems easy to me, but each time I get better mentally and physically. On days when running seems difficult, I don’t run with my legs, I run with my heart. There’s only one feeling for me that beats completing a training plan and showing up at the START line and that’s crossing the finish. November 12....#IRUNTHISC1TY meets Rock N Roll Savannah.