Why Do YOU Run?

Today is National Running Day.  So, the question is: Why do YOU run?  Instead of telling you why I run, let me show you...

The Purple People Eater

A Lean Mean Running Machine

Need I say more? 

Probably not, but I will.  If you've read this blog at all, you know that in the year since I've started running, I've been transformed.  Where once I dreaded the thought of running, I now look forward to it whole heartedly.  When I can't run, I get crabby. (And right now, I can't run - toe injury, eech! - and it is not pleasant!)  When I do run, I am a happier person.  Since I started running, I feel more confident and being a healthy person has become a lifelong lifestyle shift for me.  Today, I even ordered a crop-share produce box for the second year in a row because I was craving fresh vegetables.  18 months ago, my vegetables came in the form of potatoes and were required to be either a) fried or b)smothered in some type of fatty condiment (ranch, sour cream, mayonaise...you get the idea).  So, suffice it to say, running has changed my life.  That is why I run.  And the question remains - Why do you run?

(And for those of you not there yet, my question to you is - Why don't you run? What do you have to lose???)

I can't wait to hear from you!  Happy running!