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I always wanted better body image. For a very long time I thought wearing a sports bra on a hot summer run was reserved for women who had lean, fit bodies and I wasn’t one of them

I was well into mile three of the Red’s Race 5 Miler, running out in front as the lead female when this thought popped into my head, “Sarah, you keep looking around at the start line of races for the “fast women” to see who’s going to win. Maybe that’s you?” Right behind that thought came the inner critic “Well, you’re still not THAT fast

There are so many reasons to love running, but what it really comes down to, the reasons I choose running over every other form of movement is because… …it has shown me that I can push past any limitations, ones I’ve placed on myself or ones that others have placed on me. There are probably plenty of other activities out there that could teach me to push past limitations, but for some reason the lessons from running are the ones that have stuck the most. Because of pushing past limitations in running, I’ve learned to questions limitations I perceive in my parenting ability or in my businesses ideas or in relationships. My affinity for running probably comes from the fact that I feel as if it has shaped me, in learning to push through limitations I’ve gained a confidence I once envied.

It talked about the expectation of a generation of women who are raised to believe they can have it all: career and family, but then are faced with rising cost and increasing demands of motherhood. The result is that women’s expectations seem to be outpacing the realities of public policy, workplace culture and family life,” the article concludes. But in an overworked, stressed-out, over-scheduled society that is increasingly plugged-in taking some time to take care of ourselves is so important. If public policy and workplace structure are failing us, then we need to take matters into our own hands and create our own support system.