I Used to Chase Pace — Until I Found Something Better
# I Stopped Chasing My Pace — and Found Something Better I used to be the kind of runner who always chased pace. If it wasn’t faster than yesterday, it felt like a failure. But over time, that mindset pushed my body to its limits — and not in a good way. I felt soreness all the time. My weight didn’t budge. Worse, I started to **dread running**, even though I loved it once. Then I discovered something unexpected: **slow jogging**. --- ## What Is Slow Jogging? It’s exactly what it sounds like: running at a pace so slow it feels like walking. It started in Japan, and it's built on a simple idea — **run with a smile, not a grimace**. You don’t push. You don’t chase. You just move, lightly and gently. And that’s exactly what I started doing — almost every day. --- ## What Changed I stopped caring about numbers. I ran without looking at my watch. I let myself breathe. The results? - I lost around **5kg** over time ...