the answer

i can't sleep. i had a realization though.

i will be a runner for my whole life. i've recently been on a break, lasing about six months to date. it has been about 10 months since i've run every day and trained for a distance race (nbhalf) but i am back; i want to be back. running is the ultimate cure for health i believe- it helps with your immune system, it helps your bones, it helps you become strong, it helps you become fit, it keeps your heart healthy, it keeps your skin healthy, it keeps your lungs in decent shape, it allows you to generally be stronger, it teaches willpower and goals and it brings the feeling of achievement when you improve and get faster. it's liberating for the mind, keeps your physical weight down, including cholesterol and heart health. it makes you happy. it's been proven that it helps your mental health and it is good therapy for ADD/ADHD as well as psychiatric issues and stress. it allows you to see different places and observe different people and things; it breaks up the day and it allows you to wonder at the world we live in but seldom get to explore or slow down to appreciate. i truly think that running is the answer to so many of the negative aspects of life-- and it greatly increases your chances of living a long healthy life. when i ran i felt like i was on top of the world; that i could do anything.- it's in my heart.. some of my favorite memories and some of the most fun i've ever had was on runs, with friends or solo. some of the realizations of self and of life and living on earth occurred on runs. opinions formed, thoughts take shape. so why don't we run? we think it will take up parts of the day that could be used for something more important. but really, what are we doing instead that is more important than this?