Scott William
Why I run!
Mar 11, 2007
This was coppied from a post on the men's board. The thread was "Why I do what I do", by AJP
I wish I could make the chat but I work second shift so I have no social life. This is the same question that runners often ask themselves. The answer is nearly impossible. The "because it's there" answer is true but does not provide the whole answer.
John Bingham is a runner whose gimmic is that he is slow. He writes for Runners World and has come up with a good answer that I can tweak a little to make mine.
I run away from many things. Mostly I run away from being fat. I run away from everyone who has doubted me in life. I run away from the 12 minute mile that I ran in the 5th grade and was last. I run away from being picked last in elementary school. I run away from the girls that I thought would not date the fat kid. I run away from the inmates who would yell "fat F**K" every time I walked into a dorm. I run away not being able to time my shoes. I run away from a million things.
I run toward a million tihings. I run toward high self confidence. I run toward self esteem. I run toward the pretty girls. I run toward being healthy. I run toward a goal that less than 2% of the population has done. I run because when someone sees me on a treadmill for an hour, they think I'm nuts. It empowers me. I run because the 26.2 mile pain feels so good for so long. I run for the T-Shirts. Mostly I run because hopefully, my son sees me and wants to be me.
I cried when he shoved a fist full of McDonalds fries into his mouth and said, "I want to eat like you daddy", I would love to cry because just finished a race and perhaps I had something to do with it.
Thanks
Scott
I wish I could make the chat but I work second shift so I have no social life. This is the same question that runners often ask themselves. The answer is nearly impossible. The "because it's there" answer is true but does not provide the whole answer.
John Bingham is a runner whose gimmic is that he is slow. He writes for Runners World and has come up with a good answer that I can tweak a little to make mine.
I run away from many things. Mostly I run away from being fat. I run away from everyone who has doubted me in life. I run away from the 12 minute mile that I ran in the 5th grade and was last. I run away from being picked last in elementary school. I run away from the girls that I thought would not date the fat kid. I run away from the inmates who would yell "fat F**K" every time I walked into a dorm. I run away not being able to time my shoes. I run away from a million things.
I run toward a million tihings. I run toward high self confidence. I run toward self esteem. I run toward the pretty girls. I run toward being healthy. I run toward a goal that less than 2% of the population has done. I run because when someone sees me on a treadmill for an hour, they think I'm nuts. It empowers me. I run because the 26.2 mile pain feels so good for so long. I run for the T-Shirts. Mostly I run because hopefully, my son sees me and wants to be me.
I cried when he shoved a fist full of McDonalds fries into his mouth and said, "I want to eat like you daddy", I would love to cry because just finished a race and perhaps I had something to do with it.
Thanks
Scott
