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Why do you run?

YogaRunner
YogaRunner Posts: 652 Member
edited October 2024 in Motivation and Support
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8eXqAWjJ_dE&feature=player_embedded
It is more than a line on the road and we ARE more than just finishers. I hope this moves you the way it did me.

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  • laughingdani
    laughingdani Posts: 2,275 Member
    Thanks for sharing this. I love it. So moving and inspirational. Sometimes we need a reminder of what we are all capable of.
  • libland
    libland Posts: 284 Member
    I run because I can. I am not fast but I don't care. It clears my mind and reminds me that I am alive.
  • catwrangler
    catwrangler Posts: 918 Member
    I want to run because it's cheaper than the gym and I need to lose weight.
  • WalkingGirl1985
    WalkingGirl1985 Posts: 2,046 Member
    I run because I enjoy it, gives me time to myself, good for my body and my health, and relieves any stress I'm feeling.
  • I run because I feel good afterwards. I used to run around 10k a day, but now I am more into high-intensity interval training. I just don't have as much time as before.
  • run4yourlife
    run4yourlife Posts: 379 Member
    Love! Thanks for sharing.
    I've been asked this question many times. When I run, and I can feel my heart pumping, it reminds me that I am alive. I FEEL alive. Though I feel larger than life in that moment, the beauty around me, whether it be sunshine, the ocean, falling leaves, frost on the ground, mist on the river or under the stars, I am reminded that there is something more greater than myself and it humbles me.
    I can think, pray, ponder....I've even cried. The open road is my sanctuary.
    I love to run!
  • icemaiden17_uk
    icemaiden17_uk Posts: 463 Member
    Loe it! And the add at the bottom pointed me to tough mudder!! The OH is going to do that either next year if we have the money or in 2013!!
  • andreabball
    andreabball Posts: 90 Member
    Lovely clip. I run to remind myself that I'm capable of anything...
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