Why I Run
Rather than foolishly attempt some over-reaching pronouncement about why I lace them up most everyday, I thought I would briefly chronicle the reasons as they come to me:
2. Running. It’s cheaper than therapy.
3. Rational, I am not. No rational person runs 18 miles and is happy about it.
4. To keep up with my wife and daughters.
5. Central Park.
6. For that puzzled, shocked look I receive when asked how many miles I run.
7. An effective way to channel a fierce competitive streak.
I feel the same way about cycling and now running is getting to the point where i want to try and take it seriously. I use it as another tool to lose this weight!
Keep up the great work and someday i’ll see you as we cross the NYC marathon! haha
Take Care!
Excellent! Best of luck as you branch out into running. Keep going!!
I love reading your posts! I picked up running last May with only one goal in mind for this year: to run the 2010 NYC Marathon. I entered the lottery and, with pure luck, made it in. I’ve been running (religiously) and feel like it’s the one thing I can always count on, day in and day out. I made the huge rookie mistake of dramatically increasing mileage over a two-three week period (last month) and aggravated my anterior ankles and have been a little precarious of a runner since then
But I’m still running! (albeit, more carefully – weak)
Good luck with the remainder of your training! And I’ll, hopefully, see you (probably fly past me) somewhere on the streets of Brooklyn, Queens, or Manhattan
Cheers,
Jacklyn