Why do I run?

 Lot of people ask me this question. Ofcourse majority of those people are mostly non runners. For most runners, running is a feeling in itself and you just can’t express it but you feel it. I feel running is a lifestyle in itself and not everyone can adapt to it.

Am sure most non runners might be thinking:

1. They run so that they can eat junk and burn all the calories. But only a true runner knows the discipline needed in terms of a nutrition.  I have learnt so much about diet, food, what kind of ingredients  to buy. It’s like I said totally different lifestyle in a great way.

2. Runners run so that they can be lean and wear any clothes they want to. If you are a consistent runner, most runners end up loosing a lot of weight. Ofcourse being a women the most motivating factor is to always fit into your clothes.

3. Runners have a very lean body and they look damn lean and they look really pale. But trust me in order to be even a descent runner you need to have a lot of strength and most runners definitely do lot of strength workouts.

4. Runners have a totally different lifestyle, I know maximum runners who follow intermittent fasting or in old days the Ayurvedic method of eating food. They get up early and sleep early. Every time they get a break most important thing is they catch up on their sleep.LOL

5. The most exciting things for a runner is to watch all 6 world major Abott either live with friends or run them. It’s the IPL of running community or a grand slam of runners.

Coming back to why I run. Running has taught me endurance not just physically but mentally too. Running has taught me not to give up. We get to run so many uphills and down hills you still have to run. So running has literally taught me not to give up during downfall. Running has taught me discipline. In order to be a runner, You need to have discipline. So it has taught me to have discipline in all aspects of life. Running has taught me healthy life style , healthy mind, healthy body concept. Running has taught me meditation . Infact  , running itself is a type of meditation I feel. Running has taught me there will always be bumps in the journey but just enjoy the journey doesn’t when you finish. Each journey is unique and it’s your own journey, your struggle, your own mind, body and soul.So you  enjoy your journey. Running has taught me how beautiful mornings can be just to listen to birds and watch that beautiful sky. It has shown me how peaceful mornings can be and sets the right tone to the mornings. Running has taught me life will always be tough but you need to move on! Every step gets hard sometimes but it makes you push harder snd not give up!