“Enjoy this time of the year when it’s not all business. When a season ends, I like to take two weeks of no running — basically this gives me enough time to miss running and start itching to get back. Suddenly, I remember why I love to run. Then I spend the rest of my off-season running because I want to and only going as far as I feel like for that day — unstructured, unplanned and just for the fun of it. It’s also a fabulous time to try some new routes or take it to the trails. Let it be about joy, not the numbers.” — A blogger named “Allison” in FitBottomedGirls.com

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