Why I Love and Hate Running

Hospital discharge goal: Run in the Mercedes Half Marathon in February. Today I achieved that goal in spades. I signed up and paid my dues in October thinking, I will have plenty of time to get in shape for this run. Well then life got in the way and needless to say I have not run more than 2 miles since last June. Today I ran 13.1 miles in 2 hours, 57 minutes and 12 seconds. Which is only 6 minutes slower than my half time last year. So why do I run:

- The thrill of running and having complete stranger cheer you on is exhilarating.

- It's fantastic cardio.

- It gives you time to clear your mind and just take in everything around you

- If you run with the group I do, it gives you time to catch up with great friends while being productive.

Why I hate running:

- my feet and knees feel like they might give out from underneath me at any moment.

- Rain, shine, snow and cold. Runners don't care they run in anything.

Today reminded me why I enjoyed getting into running and why I should get back into it.