On Your Why-Creating A Running Purpose (Part I)

On Your Why-Creating A Running Purpose (Part I)

The first part of a primer on Creating a Running Purpose. We discuss why you need a running purpose & discuss the initial preparations necessary to writing a Statement of Purpose for your running.
RoP Episode 11 - Finding a Running Purpose
INTRO
Why It Is Important (6:18)
  • Stop chasing numbers start letting the process 
  • Deepens & expands the running process
  • Helps develop meaning
  • Helps develop balance
  • Pulls a beautiful form of expression back into the totality of your life. It is not separate or other. It IS you & you ARE it. 
Intrinsic vs Extrinsic Purpose (20:05)
  • Intrinsic means it is INSIDE you, it is part of your whole experience as a human being. 
  • Extrinsic means it is OUTSIDE you, that it is only a part of your experience of being human. 
  • Why it cannot be extrinsic.
    • Flight or Fight
    • It can’t be dependent on anything or anyone else. It must be its own ecosystem. 
    • External reasons don’t usually hold up under late-race pressures: pain, desire to quit, fear of failing, etc.
    • This does not mean we don’t set extrinsic goals, it just means that WHY you run has nothing to do with anyone else. Period. 
    • The question of selfishness
How to get started (36:05)
  • It’s a Big Ask, don’t diminish the difficulty & the importance. 
  • Take your time. Do not rush this process. If you have the time to devote a concentrated & focused period of time to this process that can certainly kickstart the process into overdrive & help you stay on task & in focus. However, it is probably best to set a goal of 3-6 months to have a SoP completed. This allows you to steep your purpose into a strong dark brew. 
  • Go Deeper
  • Brainstorm with Mind Mapping: https://zapier.com/blog/mind-mapping-tutorial/ (40:37)
  • Take these notes & use them to compose a Letter to Running (LtR)