Why We Run - Stephen

A brief history of running to me and more about why I choose to run. 

I didn't like it at first. I started off with a Trail Run 5k with a friend, who was much slower than me, but I kept pace. Don't know why I signed up for a race. I did it and afterwards I wanted to see if I could run it at my speed. I signed up for another one and nearly vomited at the end. I bounced around from 5k to 5k for a little while without training. Still hated running. I think I did it to change things up. Started eating healthier around that time frame, Oct 2010. Then I started to research and based off my research. To see what worked and what didn't and what I could tweak to fit me, same as my diet. Once I did that and got a pair of shoes fit to my style I started to enjoy myself. Flash forward to July 2012 and I move here. I didn't have a push in MN to do more than a 5k. Then I met an amazing group of people in the running community and set out to do my first half. It hurt at the end and I couldn't walk correctly for a couple days. I loved it. I signed up for my second half that was only a week after my first. Now I am on sights to complete my first full in October, maybe sooner. I like it because it is a stress reliever. It puts things in focus and allows me to see what really matters and what is piddly. Which is most of life's crap. Allows me to push myself mentally and physically and makes me feel amazing in the end. It is a true sense of accomplishment when I reach the end and I thirst for more. I can get lost in my head or in conversation.