Runners Want Their Future Selves to Remember These 6 Lessons

Continued physical distancing to help flatten the curve and stop the spread of coronavirus is important, but that doesn’t make it any easier. Running alone or at-home workouts might not be something you’re used to, but it’s become more normal in your routine.

Staying at home has given us plenty of time left to explore more passions, run more (or less), figure out cross-training, or just try to stay afloat. One thing is the same for everyone—taking time to pause and re-evaluate what’s important and maybe even, with no races in the near future, why we run.

Here’s some things our dedicated Runner’s World+ members and Instagram audience have learned that they plan to incorporate in the future, even as we come out on the other side and find our new normal.

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