Why I Love To Run

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I read why I love rum first.

I could do a post on that, too... especially if it was Kraken Black Spiced Rum... Would that make us rum runners?

I would run alllll dayyyyy longgggg for Kraken.

Running has helped me manage depression like nothing else. Glad I started and am so blessed to be able to continue.

I've been running 12 montsh now and its a passion I wish I'd discovered far earlier in life. I love the head space it puts me in, the peace, quite and tranquility of an early morning in the countryside, noticing plants, flowers, the call of a Buzzard as I run and seeing the seasons change. The feeling of invincibility I get from having completed a run in driving rain and actually enjoyed it as it made me feel so alive! I also enjoy running with new friends from my running club as they push me on and encourage me to be the best I can be. if I'm not running I'm thinking about running, I even dream about running.

The only thing I'd minorly disagree with the OP on is cost - I'm killing a pair of trainers every 2-3 months, same for sports bras and compression wear. These I need to run and its expensive, I choose to spend on race fees as I like shiny medals on colourful ribbons and I've not had to buy a t-shirt for months!

My name is Sam and I love to run!

I'm not a runner, but loved your post. I'm a hiker, and it sounds very much the same head space. I do run sometimes on the trail though, if it's not straight up bouldering. I love to scramble as fast as I can, I love being alone out there, I can count on seeing no one on the rainy, foggy, magical days, when everyone stays away. Again, thanks for the post. :flowerforyou:

Ahh I love this, so well said

Running can be such a struggle, but the feeling I get when I finish a race or just a leisurely run is the best. Knowing that I was able to push myself both physically and mentally through it...soooo awesoooooome.

A great post. I too, love to run because I feel accomplished and at peace with myself. It took me a long time to enjoy it because I never liked running as a kid, but as an adult I've gained a fondess and appreciation for it. Its helped me lose weight and help me find inner peace during a difficult period in my life.

I have a neighbour who is very obsessed with running...she calls it an addiction. She is in her 60's and no matter the weather she is out there racking up the miles day after day after day. She tells me she feels "anxious" and "out of sorts" if she cannot get out to run. She could run laps around me quite easily on any given day. She is a great inspiration.

Great post, and thank you for sharing.

I NEED to run. I don't always love it. I have moved and don't get to run on trails anymore. Road running is not as enjoyable for me. But I still NEED to do it and it does make me a happier and better person. When I started running again it really helped me to get out of a bad rut I was in. It changed my life. That sounds sort of stupid but it really did.

This for sure. Some days it takes a whole lot to get my butt out there however, once I'm out there I wouldn't rather be anywhere else. All the stress melts away and I can just zone out.... until the car over there, that one - right there ---> Yeah that jerk, he doesn't see me because he's not looking and ... "oh whoopsies!," now he's giving me the "I didn't see you, so sorry" as he cuts me off to make his right turn and I'm standing close enough to his passenger door to invite myself in. I miss trail running

Thank you so much for your beautiful post. I'm a baby runner - I started c25k July of last year - but I can already see that the experience gets better and deeper and richer all the time. One run can be very different from the other, some are real struggles, and getting through those is when you learn most about yourself, but I just love that feeling you get sometimes like your feet have wings and you're just flying over the ground.

LoneWolfRunner wrote: »

... I like who I am when I am running ...

Yep.
When I run, I'm all ... "ROAARRRR!!!!"
At most other times, I'm more ... "meow?"

Beautifully written and heartfelt - thanks for sharing this and for prompting many of the other stories written in response. xo

I just love your character and determination. I am appreciative of your willingness to share your views. I want to run to look like the super fit runners, but each step, each mile frees me from such narrow goals. I'm caught in the grip of stronger and farther, even if I will never be competitive. No matter how much I hurt, I want to run.

LoneWolfRunner wrote: »

@Elise4270... you are doing really well given everything you have to battle through. You are a real grinder and I am impressed with your drive to keep pushing...would love to do some trails with you...

I plan on traveling this year for a few runs. Maybe I'll see ya 'round .

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yGUNrHWZaVs

I love to run... For many reasons articulated throughout this thread. I started in grade six, ran 200+ miles that year for a contest and few believed me until they tried running with me on one of my lunchtime runs. Ran in high school, cross country and orienteering. Lived both. Ran, and hiked and ice climbed and you name it as a young man. Ran with the HHH for fun and got wicked fast. Ran marathons and 10km but always preferred distance and trails, preferably both mixed together.

Then I started to become a workaholic. Then I travelled for business too much. The running slowed. An injury not related to running took me out and I really never came back. 10 years later and 100 pounds heavier I, finally, stopped buying my own BS excuses and started running again last September.

Slowly and painfully and having a hard time reconciling my poor fitness with my old image... I pressed on, because I knew I'd love to run again. I only managed 200km between then and December but I ran what I could, in any weather.

I did it because I knew I would get all the fitness benefits, because I knew that the calorie deficit running and eating right created would do wonders for me, bit mostly because I love to run and was able to forget about old thin and fast me and concentrate on loving the exercise and sport in the here and now.

60 pounds lighter, 619 more kilometres this year so far, adding 150-200 more monthly now, I'm enjoying it like never before.

I've still got a ways to go before I reach my goal weight but I'm already fit, thanks to running, and will only get fitter, and perhaps faster ( but that isn't my primary goal at all) along the way.

It is time for today's run!