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Running Matters #180

Running Matters #180: If comfort were the goal, no one in their right mind would wake up before the sun and put their body through pain. But it's not comfort we're after. It's progress. However small.

Running Matters #179

Running Matters #179: I run because I love not just the finish line, but the trip along the way - it makes me feel free - I've got energy to burn - I need energy - it's my anti-depressant - I hope my children will - I need an excuse to eat - stopping would hurt so much more than a blister or a broken toenail - walking takes too long and I have things I need to get done - my personal best is just that: mine - other's can't - it's a good kind of sore - it makes the pavement feel needed - there are a lot worse addictions out there - there's no better way to explore a city of enjoy the spring flowers and fall leaves - I just felt like running - there's no drug like adrenaline - I'll never know how far I can go unless I try - the pavement doesn't complain when you pound it - it takes all I've got, but gives back more - I can.

Running Matters #178

Running Matters #178: For every runner who tours the world running marathons there are thousands who run to hear the leaves and listen to the rain, and look to the day when it is suddenly as easy as a bird in flight.

Running Matters #177

Running Matters #177: Conquer concrete.

Running Matters #176

Running Matters #176: Benefits of trail running. 1. Fresh air. 2. Changing scenery with every run. 3. Love handle remover. 4. Gives you legs of steel. 5. Get to wear funky, cool, wild-colored shoes. 6. Mother nature provides awesome rest areas. 7. No need to wait for a porta potty. 8. Hard ass is a legitimate compliment. 9. You get to actually use the cool gear you bought at R.E.I. 10. Clears a cluttered mind.

Running Matters #175

Running Matters #175: When in doubt, run it out.

Running Matters #174

Running Matters #174: Here's to getting up whilst everyone is asleep. The sunrises. The countless massages. The discipline. The sports drinks. The sweat and tears. The health food. The iPod. The cross training. The satisfaction. The personal bests. The adrenaline. The memories. The rewards. The new joggers. The support. The friends. The adopted family. Here's to us - runners.

Running Matters #173

Running Matters #173: Start long run. Look at watch after a while. 3 minutes passed.

Running Matters #172

Running Matters #172: The future of little runners may lie in the hands of your little swimmers. It's ironic, but in a world of over 30 million runners, running is in deep trouble. Need proof? Take a look at any marathon. With the number of entries increasing, you would think everything is fine. But in the last thirty years, the average time has slowed by one whole hour. If this trend continues, what type of legacy will running leave behind? Will our children sashay in a 26.2 mile parade or will they compete and push the very boundaries of human evolution? To ensure the future of running, we're asking runners, well, to do other runners. Sure, this may be a little forward but then you're trying to save running from genetic shuffle of mediocrity, there's no time for politeness. Breed like an animal. Run like an animal.

Running Matters #171

Running Matters #171: But I have always believed that we are all in this together, we are runners, in a fellowship of nylon shorts and chafed skin and cramping calves; that running, unlike any other sport, is a great leveller, as we are all out there on the same course, heading the same way, whatever our speed.

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