# @__lwoods on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CopuNlAgF-2
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/4217831-lwoods-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/07a0ccf6e9.jpg
- **Posted:** 2023-02-14T17:55:00.000+00:00

## Caption

Progress through the pain ⛰️
.
.
.
People ask me all the time why do I run so much? Honestly I don’t know, I have a love/ hate relationship with it. Sometimes I hate running because it’s hard or I don’t necessarily feel like it. However, I love the process of showing myself and others what I’m capable of once I lock into a goal. I’m able to take this small simulation with running into all aspects of my life. When you’re able to train your mind to bear through difficulty, when life gets tough on you (as it will) you will develop the mental fortitude & emotional intelligence to deal with it too. 

#AlwaysKeepGoing #MindOverMatter #Running #MentalHealth #Strength #HealthIsWealth #RunnersOfInstagram #RunningCommunity #BlackMenRun #MentalToughness #Grit #Perseverance #TheMarathonContinues #TraverseCity #Hills #HillTraining #LongRun #MarathonTraining #Detroit

## Stats

- **Views:** 543
- **Likes:** 181
- **Shares:** 0
- **Comments:** 13

## Tags

strength, runningcommunity, traversecity, hills, grit, runnersofinstagram, mentalhealth, mindovermatter, marathontraining, alwayskeepgoing, longrun, hilltraining, detroit, running, perseverance, healthiswealth, mentaltoughness, themarathoncontinues, blackmenrun

---
Copyright (c) Gondola