Happy National Running Day!

"Before I began running, the idea that I'd ever go a mile seemed impossible.
And of course it was.
Until I ran a mile."

(Runner's World Magazine)

i thank God for running. It has changed my life. In a way, it has saved me.

To celebrate today...i ran fast up a steep hill :)

i also wrote this...

i run

*to recenter

*because it's cheaper than therapy

*so i don't run away

*so that i can hang medals on my wall

*to push my body

*for me

*because i'm crazy

*to get lost

*to feel empowered

*because i love it

*to see the sunrise

*to keep my sanity

*Happy

*to give me an excuse to wear spandex

*because i can

*to achieve the impossible

*to eat ice cream

*a lot

*to control the things i can

*to let go of what i can't control

*to feel strong

*farther than i ever thought i could

*to prove to myself that i can

*because i want to stand very still

*to breathe

*long and slow

*to reach my goals

*for the finish line

*to inspire

*through the pain

*for the high

*in order to fly

*because it reminds me that i'm alive

Because it is who i am