Today is Global Running Day. Millions of people will head out the door and run and it got us thinking about something we come back to often: the pressure people put on their runs before they've even started.

Not far enough. Not fast enough. Not consistent enough. The run you did last week doesn't count because you stopped earlier than expected. The one this morning doesn't count because you took a walking break.

But here's the thing. Every run counts.

Progress doesn't just come from the perfect session. It comes from the short one on a Tuesday when you didn't feel like it. The slow one after a long week. The one where you just needed to get outside and move.

The internet is full of training plans, pace calculators, and optimal distances. And while all of that has its place, it can make getting out the door feel like more effort than it needs to be.

Movement builds on itself. One run leads to the next. The habit forms not because you hit a target, but because it started to feel like something you do. That's how consistency actually works. Not through perfect weeks, but through enough ordinary ones.

Global Running Day isn't just a day for PBs. It's a reminder that running belongs to everyone. Whatever your level, however far, whatever pace.