posted by Dawn Riebeling
Running is the first sport I started completely
for fun—not at my dad’s urging, because my friends were doing it, and not even
as part of a team. I was feeling down some December afternoon and was sick of
the college gym, so I tried a trail run—and returned an hour later feeling 100
times better. I was hooked.
I’ve been asked often since then why I run.
I’ve given a whole range of responses, because my reasons have changed over
time (I started entering road races, then picked up triathlon) but also because
my reasons change my day, by hour. If I’m asked right before a long run and
still sore from an 80-mile ride, I might say because I have a half Ironman
approaching…but that’s never quite the full answer. I mean, why did I sign up
for that triathlon? Though my sport is triathlon, there’s something uniquely
powerful and, yes, fun about running. It’s always been my favorite leg but is
also my go-to activity when I need a boost, a refresh, a challenge. That’s why
this article caught my attention:
Running is hard, yet so many people run and
love it—in one way or another. Why do you love it? (Or do you really NOT love
it?)
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