I decided to go for a run. - Forest Gump
Have you had one of those days, when everything worked against you when it came to getting in your run? Something in the house broke, someone forgot their lunch and required a run to school, that extra project that just "showed up" at work when you were planning a lunch run?
Make that conscious decision to fit it in, push aside those little things and decide to go for a run. By committing to the run, we are committing to be fit. We are taking time for ourselves and will be better as a result.
How do you feel when you have that type of day AND you actually fit the run in? Not just the endorphin rush when you are finished, we ALL love that. That feeling that you beat the odds and put a few more miles on the books. That great feeling after a run is the result of "clarifying the thinking process as well as purifies the body" according to Amby Burfoot in the The Runner's Guide To The Meaning Of Life. That great feeling is the result of connecting with the Earth in rhythmic footfalls, getting away from everything to "broaden our thoughts." A Yale professor once said that we think so well on the run because it's an activity that doesn't require any skill, you're not caught up in holding the bat just right, or planning where the golf ball is going, you're just running. Without all this technical thinking, our clear mind has a chance to THINK.
That is why you carve out that time no matter what. You lace up your shoes and hit the road, the trail, the treadmill, because when you come back you'll feel better about yourself AND have clear thoughts about the tasks ahead. Getting that run in also makes that lunchbox, that project, that meeting that much more pleasant. You're ready to get back at it again because you feel refreshed.
Have you ever had to overcome obstacles to get out and run? Have you ever had a day where for no reason in particular you decided to run? What were your results?
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