I am a runner.

Last week, I was contemplating WHY I run.  And the very obvious answer to me - was because I am a runner.  while this may sound like circular logic, I don't see it as any different that "I think there for I am."  Only its "I run, therefore I am a runner" or "I am a runner, therefore I run."  It made perfect sense when it occurred to me.  For the large chunk of my life since highschool when I didn't run - inside, I still thought of myself as a runner.  I don't mean it in the sense of Al Bundy as a football star - relieving "past glories."  Just that running has been a part of me since I found it in highschool, even when I wasn't actively a runner.  We would do our 1.5 mile runs in the Navy - and it was something I NEVER worried about - as I was a runner (even though I was only running 2 times a year at my semi-annual physical fitness test.)

The other interesting thing, is in regards to the blogs I read.  Within the last week, after I realized this - The same exact phrase came up several times in other blogs.  Then yesterday on "ACurvyGirlRunning"  Storme stated "But I’m going to keep going. Stopping really isn’t an option. I’m a runner. It’s just what I do."  I figured even I can take a cosmic hint every now and then.  Obviously when I thought "I am a runner..." and followed it up with "I should write a blog post about that" - I should have followed through.

When you run, you get to escape the world and be free.

Running is my escape.  After a stressful day, the miles make the problems go away - even if just for a little while.  My problems at that point consist of - "Can I run up that hill" or "Have I run to far from home to make it back" - both issues that are within my power to solve!