If a tree falls in a forest and there’s nobody there, does it make a sound? Yes, obviously. If a run isn’t recorded, did it actually happen? Again, yes. Is it more fun to keep a training diary? I’ve recently concluded it is.
For years, I’ve been running off grid. I made a token effort to join Strava, but it was way more involved than I wanted. I get it, though. It’s a community, a motivational group dynamic that can be positive. Maybe it’s because I work in an industry – comedy – that’s inherently performative that I saw running as an escape, someting just for me. No one knows I’m out there – floating, dreaming, sweating in the woods.
As a teenage athlete, I kept detailed training logs. Every…
