I’m glad that you made the connection between running and writing. Are you a runner? I have been writing longer than I’ve been running and I’ve been running over 30 years. I’m an ultrarunner…run 50 mile, 100 mile, and 24 hour ultramarathons. Ultrarunning is about endurance not speed. I write about ultrarunning, too. Yes, both writing and running require discipline, perseverance, patience, and endurance.