"Those who have achieved great things and great knowledge in ancient and modern times must pass through three realms. 'Last night, the west wind withered the green trees, and I climbed up to the tall building alone, looking at the end of the world.' This is the first realm; 'Yi Yi' "The belt is getting wider and you don't regret it at all, and you feel haggard because of the beauty." This is the second state; "The crowd has been searching for him for thousands of times, but when you suddenly look back, that person is there, in the dim light." This is the third state. Wang Guowei's "Human Words"

These are the three realms of career success, and more importantly, the three realms of life. They are also the three stages that we may experience in life, study, work, emotions and other aspects. Establishment, defense, and gain, Wang Guowei said that these are "three classes", and "no one can rise to the third class without reading the first and second classes."

Let’s not apply this theory of “Three Realms of Life” and come up with the three realms of running again and again!

The first level: being competitive and passionate about racing

Running is probably the simplest and most boring sport in the world. Most people who don’t like running think of one word: tired! If running is too tiring, you should stop running and just walk. Most people hate running because it is boring and tiring, or they cannot persist for a long time.

Teacher Wan Wei Gang shared three realms of playing games: The first realm is fun. The second realm of the game is the pursuit of a sense of accomplishment. The third realm of the game is the pursuit of skills.

If running were compared to a game, no one would think it was fun, but it does provide a sense of accomplishment.

Xiaobai just started running, and he is particularly keen on achieving PB (personal best). He wants to run a few kilometers every day so that he can post circles and get likes. During the run, he encounters people who are faster than him, no matter what It is three-seven-twenty-one, bound to compete with each other, and never pays attention to the voice of the body.

The second level: the heart of awe, all people are born together

After blindly racing and stretching the distance and making myself bruised and bruised, I finally understood that there are mountains outside the mountains, There are people outside the world, and there are runners outside the world. I have gradually gained some respect for running, and I understand that everyone has limitations. I am not a running genius, so I have to run slowly step by step.

At the same time, because I have passed the impetuosity period and the competitiveness of the first realm, it seems a bit weak to rely solely on self-discipline. Isn’t there a saying that “A person can go fast, but a group of people can go far.” , making friends with runners and joining a running group seems to be a wise choice at this time.

It’s up to one person to decide whether he or she is lazy. It doesn’t look good for a group of people to be lazy on their own. And by learning from experts about running experience, you can avoid detours. More importantly, you can be exposed to scientific training methods and know the gap between yourself and the masters. This running process is a new stage of re-understanding running.

The third level: unity of body and mind, lonely runner

It may take three months for the running habit to go from tiring to improving to running becoming a way of life. It may take half a year, or even longer.

But once you consider running as a way of life, you will find that if you don’t go running, don’t crush the track, don’t sweat, you always feel that something is missing in your life. It also shows that running has really become an instinctive habit like eating and sleeping, and has even been integrated into life.

And when running becomes an indispensable part of vitality and is no longer just a habit, then running really means running out of vitality, because the benefits of running not only affect our physiological state , more subtly changing our mental outlook.

Running is a game of using loneliness to fight loneliness. It is a process of running yourself into loneliness, accepting loneliness, and thereby eliminating loneliness.

A real runner starts the road alone, finishes the journey alone, and uses his body to dialogue and communicate with the earth.

At this level, the running process may be lonely, but the rewards are also rich, because "when I suddenly look back, the person is already in the dim light."

Who is that person? A self in which life blooms and body and mind are unified.

After all, life is about becoming a better version of yourself, not about becoming a better version of yourself.