#301 Dopamine

Let me tell you something: dopamine is a powerful thing. Now that it's summer, I do most of my running right away in the morning. I'm using a marathon training plan that only requires three runs a week, but calls for all of those runs to be hard. So I wake up, hydrate, and go out to work my tail off. By the time I'm done, I am drained and sore and… in a great mood. When the run goes well, I experience the thrill of conquering a challenge. Even when I fall short of my goal, my frustration quickly fades because I've still gotten the workout done. That dopamine floods my brain. It's a beautiful thing and enough to motivate me to get out there and keep pushing, even as the mileage climbs.

Grace and peace,

BMH