Why Do You Run?

I was scrolling through my newsfeed this afternoon on FB (facebook) & I came across this post by "Ben Does Life." It's entitled We Run & I found this to be so true. The funny thing was while I went on one of my runs this week, many of these thoughts were running through my head, especially the line where it says,"...We run because now we know what it feels to nod at another runner. We understand them, and they are us..." As I was running I passed a fellow runner & he gave me the nod, as did I, & it made me feel proud; proud to be considered a runner. I don't know, this is such a random post by my little self but I just really wanted to share this. So enjoy the words of wisdom by Mr. Ben & happy running to my fellow runners out there!

We Run

We run because we have to.

We run to go fast, and we run to go far.

We run to break the tape, we run just to finish.

We run for fun when no one's around.

We run to get inverted V muscles above our kneecaps.

We run to get the regular V above our hips.

We run to clear our mind.

We run because we're mad.

We run because we're ecstatic.

We run because now we know what it feels to nod at another runner. We understand them, and they are us.

We run to lose weight.

We run to keep it off.

We run to eat cupcakes.

We run to eat crabcakes.

We run to be lions.

We run two marathons in eight days.

We run for cancer.

We run when others won't.

We run and sometimes we hate it.

We run and we always love it.

We run up hills and we run through puddles.

We run because it's poetic.

We run because it's bad ass.

We run while people sleep and we run because it helps us sleep.

We run because once we have the medal, you can't take it away.

We run because some of you don't think we can.

We run.

And we run together.