Well, another year is coming to a close. With it, it brings a little sadness and apprehension. What will 2016 bring? Will I be able to continue this crazy hobby of mine? Will injury sideline me? Financial issues? Only God knows.
As I reflect on this past year, I think about how running has literally saved my life. It sounds cliché, but it's really true. In 2012 when I started running I was over 200 pounds, lethargic, and depressed. It's not that I had a bad life, just, well...bored. Then a little bird (my daughter Sarah) wanted to run a half marathon with my husband and the rest, as they say, is history. It began with the first 5K and I haven't looked back since. I never pictured myself running marathons...but, here I am.
It's not that I'm a fast runner...oh no, not at all. I'm not even a good runner or a natural runner. It certainly does not come naturally to me at all. But there's something about it that makes you feel alive and like you're participating in the human race. I wish everyone would try it...I mean, you don't have to run, you could just walk...just get out there in the sunshine, the air, experience your surroundings, discover new areas, new vistas..be alive. Get away from the idiot boxes...stop living your life in absenteeism.
I know what you're thinking....I can't even walk a mile. Been there. So walk a half a mile, walk a block, walk down to the corner and back. Just get out there....it just might save your life.
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