2017 miles Day 115

I was talking about running with one of my students and mentioned that I was getting ready to run my 7th half-marathon.  Another student asked - "Why would you run that far?"  For a moment, I was kinda stumped what to say.  How can I explain the feeling of running?  How can I really explain the sheer joy of it?  the fear of it?  the agony of it?  the exhilaration of breaking through a 10 mile "barrier" for the first time?  How can I explain the pain, the stiffness, and wanting to go back for more?  How can explain the run?  I found the answer:  "Explaining why I run is like trying to describe the color blue to a blind person."  (No, the words are not mine, I remembered them from the book, Running the Edge by by Adam Goucher and Tim Catalano.)  or trying to explain bubble gum to someone who has never experienced it.  

The question still remains:  Why do You run?

My answer:  Because it's what I do.  It is a part of who I am.  It makes me feel great ... especially when I'm done and the sweat is pouring off my body.  

Now, GET OUT THERE, You have work to do!!!