Why do you love/hate running?

I like having the goals of beating my PBs and the satisfaction when I can go faster. A fast high intensity run is so cathartic. It's so intense, because all your thinking about is your running. Everything else isn't relevant. IDK it's like you sort of burst out of your skin. And I agree, an easy slow jog is mediative.

I love long distance running because after a certain point you kind of hit a wall and your body just feels like a machine, and after I finish I feel so amazed that my body can do that.

I like jogging as opposed to going on the elliptical at the gym, or classes, or a video workout (or even the treadmill) because I hate feeling like i'm having a 'workout,' it feels so artificial to me and I have no motivation to do it. Running is more relaxing (but not really lol) because you just do your think and you get into that 'zone,' and you just concentrate on your running and think about other things and it's really nice. Especially today, like the sun was out and I could smell all the blossom along my street lol.


I 100% understand why people hate running though. I can see how people would find it boring and tedious and prefer other exercise. Especially if they're unfit, because running when you're unfit is actually super hard, in a way that fit people don't get, because it's more than just being tired out. When I first started I could hardly do 300m, it made me really out of breath and it's so weird to think of now. I was so unfit, and I wasn't even overweight. I remember being so proud when I ran my first 5k. Today in half marathon training I ran 19k lol it's so weird to think i've come so far. Getting fit was always on my bucket list but it's still a little weird to think I actually did it. And I think choosing running made it a little easier to stick with because I experienced a lot of positive reinforcement when I noticed improvements and it made me motivated to go out and improve more. Sorry for the life story lol your question just made me reflect.

I love first 30 minutes of my runs. It's fun, it's relaxing and I can be alone with my thoughts. But after 30 min mark it just gets more boring and boring. When I do long runs I have to listen to some music or audio books cos it's boring as hell. I guess you could just meditate or something but I can't get in a state when I'm moving, so it's just boringness without anything to listen to at that point. But the feeling after the run, even the long ones, I like. After run high you may call it?

I remember being in LOVE with running before I had my kids. I'd put my tunes on blasting in my ears and run. My mind would quiet as you said, and I would escape. What an awesome feeling. I've been chasing it again lately. I still feel that but now I have issues with my knee so not as fun as I pay the price the next day... but I still LOVE it!!!

Personally, I hate running. If I try it, my ankles and feet hurt so badly I have to stop in 50 feet or so. Arthritis is not a friend to runners. I've started doing 4 mile run/walks, but at a walk, which doesn't hurt much. The only time I will run is if reailze I've left the water on in the barn.

Just leaving this here: http://theoatmeal.com/comics/running :laugh:

While not why *I* love to run, it's a fun read.

I love first 30 minutes of my runs. It's fun, it's relaxing and I can be alone with my thoughts. But after 30 min mark it just gets more boring and boring.

I'm the opposite, I detest the first 30min of my run, I seem to take ages to warm up and find my stride, after 30min I feel much better!!
I tend to let my mind drift I do the majority of my running in the forest with the dog, so I always have company, even if he can't answer back:)

One word: Boobs. Mine are 36 D. I have tried every "jog bra" on the market and it still hurts the twins. In bootcamp when we have to run laps, I just fast walk.

Shock Absorber Ultimate Run Bra's are brilliant, I'm 36DD and have no problems with bootcamp/running/obstacle courses:)

I am just the opposite of the above post.... I hate the first 2 miles or so... and then... I could run forever. It is so hard for me to take a rest day.... cause I just want to go run.

This is me too, I suck the first mile or 1.5 miles then I just run like Forrest Gump LOL

Like others I love the satisfaction of beating my personal bests, I love adding distance and pushing to see what I can do. I love the feeling I get the rest of the day.

Headphones on, world off, laps of the park. Therapy.

Running is hard for me and exhausting, but a good kind of exhausting. It allows me to think about my daughter and miss her, and leave the pain behind and just find the joy in the very short time I got to spent with her. It's a release, because I have to give 100% to keep going - no holding anything back.

I WANT to love running! but it hurts. It hurts my legs on the outer thigh. I have tried having people watch me run to see if I am running in bad form, I have tried all sorts of different running shoes, I have tried running on treadmills, running on tracks, running on grass, but it still always hurts too much to run much more than 3-5 mins at a time. So I run for 1-2 mins and walk 1-2 mins, but I dream of being able to just run

I loathe every step I take when I go running. The deep laborious breaths, the boredom or (and this is the worst) the knowledge that my muscles are being tapped and weakened. I like sports and while the cardiovascular endurance is helpful, it's not worth the loss of explosive strength.

I'd rather be a muscle car getting five miles a gallon to a prius getting 50mpg.

I do like the time alone though. I do like the wind. I do like the adventure of it. And I admire people who do do it.

I love running, because, like walking, it gives me time to think about things. I can put my headphones on and tune out the world while burning calories.

I hate everything about running. It hurts my head, it hurts my lungs, it hurts my legs. I don't think I could hate it anymore than what I do!

Give me a mountain bike and a trail any day!

Love: its very soothing to run. I feel like I outpace all the stressors in my life.
Hate: I have some pretty bad joint issues and im basically crippled after a run, be it on pavement or grass.