I wanted to teach myself about myself. To learn my breaking point & if I had one. Kasi, you're right about the pump, too! Running with or without the pump, running has become an alternate insulin. It's like my sugar just stays below 120! Unless I have a few cupcakes. ; >
I'm a psychologist at heart. So my mind is always on the go. Always racing, trying to figure something out that doesn't need figured out. The biggest benefit & joy I get from running is a clear mind. To collect my thoughts, decompress, & calm my brain. It's like when my feet are moving my brain is at rest.
Although I've always been athletic, my athleticism was a natural blessing I had. Last January I could barely fathom running over a mile, much less over 26. It's given me a tremendous appreciation for not only life, but MY life. It really is astonishing what you can accomplish if you just do it. Running has given me the discipline to get my diabetic, 28 year old body baby ready! Taught me self control, will power, & that a little sacrifice can give you what you thought at one point was merely a dream. And all because I just wanted to say I ran a marathon.
That was the first reason I chose to run & it turned into so much more.
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