The absolutely brilliant thing about starting a new habit for yourself (and not doing it as part of a team) is that you don’t have anyone to fail. Of course, having others taking part too gives you extra accountability, but sometimes even that level of pressure might be too much. I wasn’t ready for that. I just wanted to try something out, and place no expectations on it. Hence starting my running attempts in a dark alley. Nobody to watch, nobody to laugh, and nobody to judge me if I stopped.
