In my previous posts I talked about habit, averageness and routine; running that survives without passions. There is something that I did not mention: most runs are simply unremarkable. They do not inspire, transform or impress. They happen, and then they fade from memory. You go out, you run, you return. They definitely aren’t posted…

Source: unsplash / @shadrinaizzati In the last post, I argued that you don’t need to love running to keep running. That idea is comforting, but it raises a more practical question: how do you keep running when life gets in the way? This post is about how running survives ordinary, crowded lives. “Life is what…