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Why I run

submitted by ChaosEngine

8 years 5 months ago

Watch this and also read the Oatmeals great comic, The terrible and wonderful reasons why I run long distances (http://theoatmeal.com/comics/running). Everything about it (apart from the running) resonated with me.

And yeah, the first week will suuuuuuuck....

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I used to be a heavy weightlifter but have been running since my mid 30's, along with moderate lifting and other stuff. I love the challenge of a run on a cold winter morning, the challenge of a hill in the summer heat. It IS in us to run, he hits the nail on the head. Being a husband now and a father of four, it seams the challenges of running just fit in with the rest of life. Its true it focuses the mind. Its much easier to tease out what is true attitude from what is ego or pomp when you are bearing down on mile 8, knowing a hill is coming at mile 10, then two more to finish.

transmorpher jokingly says...

Why does he assume that a runner's high and recreational drugs are mutually exclusive?

Not only does the world look more magical, but you can run much further on acid.

Seriously though, everything he said about feeling good applies to almost any exercise that gets you even slightly puffed. Pick one that you like and can do everyday.

LiquidDrift says...

Yes, this, and try and pick one that doesn't ruin your knees.

transmorphersaid:

Seriously though, everything he said about feeling good applies to almost any exercise that gets you even slightly puffed. Pick one that you like and can do everyday.

This is the worst "video" of any video I've ever seen, and totally (if hilariously) appropriate.

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