2- 10 Kilometers
Through my regular running routine, my physical fitness has improved significantly, and I am now able to run five kilometers fairly well. It’s important to note here that “fairly well” does not mean “easily,” but rather “capable of,” since I am now able to Run It took some effort to cover that distance, and it just so happened that during that period I attended a conference related to my job, and one of the activities organized by the conference organizers was Race Participants can run or walk the five-kilometer course, depending on their preference. I recall that I placed sixty-third out of about two hundred participants.
That result encouraged me to keep running, but I needed to find a way to stay motivated. After searching online, I found a group on a social media site called (Running Amman) and decided to join them on one of their runs, just to try it out
One Friday morning in December 2018, I remember it was very cold, and after a long internal debate, I decided to go out for a run with that group. We were supposed to meet in front of one of Amman’s lovely cafes at a quarter to eight, with the run set to start at eight sharp. I arrived twenty minutes before the meeting time and found only one person there—I didn’t know if he was part of the group or not. I waited in my car for ten minutes, but no one else showed up. I asked him, “Are you waiting for the running group?” He replied, “Yes.” “Do you think they’ll come?” I asked. “Yes,” he said, “they usually arrive right on time or a few minutes early.” A few minutes later, the runners began to arrive. There were about twenty runners of various ages, ranging from young adults in their early twenties to those over fifty. At exactly 8:00 a.m., we took a group photo and started running.
It was a tough day; despite my earnest attempts to keep up with the group, I couldn’t catch up to any of them, and I lost my running rhythm after I found it impossible to maintain their pace. I slowed down as exhaustion set in and jogged back to my car. I checked my phone and was very pleased to see that I had run eight kilometers, but all I wanted at that moment was to go home, have breakfast, and get some much-needed rest.
The following week, I joined the group again and ran ten kilometers. I was so happy that day—I, who had never imagined I could run even two kilometers, managed to run ten that day thanks to that wonderful group. I decided to join them every Friday, and I only missed a session on rare occasions and for unavoidable reasons.
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