Sunday, July 5, 2009

Reasonability...

WHY?
I began running out of a quest to both displace weight and anger. The weight has taken care of itself, the anger will come and go... I never thought I would become a runner. I was always a sprinter. But, then again, that was 20 years and some 80+ pounds ago. I've been running now since April 5, so that makes today officially my third month. Maybe, I will revisit the scene of the beginning...

REASONS?
So, Thursday night during an after dark trail run, The Snowman asked me if my reasons for running had changed? I pondered this for only a moment before I replied, "Yes and no. My reasons have evolved." And much like myself and my running they have. I continued..."I will always have reasons to run.... and there will always be reasons not to run. So, in the end I just RUN!"

I guess, what I was trying to tell myself is that we can all make excuses but, few of us make time... They say you have to take time to make time. I've taken and made mine.

Running then becomes a discipline, a lifestyle, and ultimately a choice...

As, The Snowman reminded me..."The difference between a sprinter and a distance runner...is age."