Runners at the Color Run in Ann Arbor, Mich. (Photo by memories_by_mike/flickr)
For many of us, running a road race is a serious thing: We’ve trained intensively for months on end, we’re focused on accomplishing our goal, and we’re not letting anything distract us from getting to the finish line.
Trouble is, that can turn out to be little more than a long, hard slog — an experience that’s “all joy and no fun,” as the title of a popular book on parenting put it recently.
So is having fun something you try to do when you’re running? Do you get goofy with your friends, or is staying focused and keeping your eyes on the prize what gives you the most satisfaction?
Interested to hear your two cents.
