Since today is National Running Day, it seems like a good time to think about why I run?  I think it became even clearer to me when I couldn’t run.

I RUN…

• because it makes me feel good
• because it makes me feel healthy
• because it makes me feel active
• because it gives me time to be alone
• because it gives me a sense of pride and accomplishment
• because it makes me feel young
• because it makes my day start better
• because it makes a bad day end better
• because it helps me  enjoy the fresh air and the scenery
• because I have met awesome people who are runners
• to inspire others to become runners
• so that I can eat more ice cream and desserts
• so I can listen to music I like as loud as I like
• as fast or slow as I want
• until I feel like stopping
• wherever I choose
• alone or with thousands of others
• to support a cause
• to get a medal
• to a get a tech shirt
• because I can

It is raining and I have a cold but I hope to at least run on the treadmill at PT today.

Happy National Running Day!  Why do you run?