Why I Run?

A question that I get asked quite often. A question that I never take seriously. I mean running sucks. Its awful, it hurts, it makes your body feel like mush, it takes forever to do, takes even longer to get good at it, its cold for half the year. So if I haven't turned all of you off running yet, it does get better. But I mean, the thing that makes running suck the most is sun burn on my nose! One year I was burned from February to November!

I guess, what I'm trying to say, sun screen is a good thing.

No. No. No. I'm trying to say, well answer... "Why I run?"

I run because well initially cause I was good at it. Because I was the the fatest kid on the playground. Then slowly it became a tool of exploring, one can see a lot more if he travels faster. The trails is where my talent was born. Now, thats a weird thing to say, talent, to me talent doesn't make a whole lot of sense. Hard work makes sense. The trails is where I put in the work. I learned to love travelling through the forest. Then, XC a race that went through the forest, I was amazed! Turns out though, you had to run fast... And turns out, running fast is fun.

So, I run because I love to explore nature, feel the wind through my hair, let mud build up on my calves, climbing hills, taking in scenic views. But on the flip side, I love pushing my body to it's limits, I love hurting so much I can't walk after, I love the pain of lactic acid flowing through my veins. I love the feeling of raising my arms in the air crossing the line in 1st. But what I love more is the path that I take to get there.

Ask me if i have run a marathon?

I'll tell you to f*** off.

rj