I’ll start by saying that I love to run, yet how I got into it was not simply because I loved to run. Running was activity that I grew into and I grew into mainly out of necessity.
One of the biggest reasons was once I reached university I no longer was on a competitive sports team. There was a void within me where sports had previously been. This is feeling I am sure many of us have felt as we transition from competitive sports to active lifestyles.
The second reason I started running was to combat the emotional and physical stress throughout university.
In my second year of university I went out running after a particular hard day and I found it was an excellent release of stress. The endorphin boost was huge it also greatly increased my immune system also very helpful in university. Running quickly became a way for me to push myself physically and mentally. It was escape from whatever was happening that day and I began to love it.
Well now just because I love running does mean that it has always been easy or consistent in my life. I know running will always make me feel better at the end of day, just getting outside for short period is better than not getting out at all. What I have learned over the years is that hard, wet, and cold runs are just as important as the strong, uplighting and warm runs.
