I run because.....<tell me what you'd insert here>

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That's it really. I've been challenged to sum it up in one sentence and I'm interested to know why you run.

Birds, that's amazing! What a testament to the healing power of exercise you are :o

Do you know if others with the same condition have found running helpful?

Suzanne- I don't honestly know. It's very rare, and the only info I could find said rest. But I had a sneaking suspicion that being unfit was making it worse, that coupled with the fact that I was hunching over as in such constant pain. So I paid for 4 sessions with a personal trainer, we sorted out some strength training exercises (which I do as part of my run), & I gradually started running again. I'm now running distances of 10k and haven't taken any painkillers in two months. Compared to the maximum amount, 7 days a week.

I have made a vow to myself in 2014 to do 5k every weekend- often I do more (last weekend it was 9 miles) but the 5k every weekend is my vow to myself. Today I did the 5k, and I'll go again tomorrow.

I feel powerful, free, a little bit wild and just so alive when I run.

I am learning consistency, discipline and making time for my own body and my health, and a slim, toned figure is emerging as a result of my efforts.

Because I can eat pork scratchings.

I once had to run 3 miles to my local pub as they only had 10 pints of my favourite beer left.

These quotes below are from the writer, Philosopher and runner Mark Rowlands about running. I love them, but feel free to think them a bit wanky (but he does run with a wolf pack....)

"On a long run, I can hear the whispers of a childhood I can never reclaim, and of a home to which I can never return. In these whispers, in the rumours and mutterings of the long run, there are moments when I understand again what I once knew"

And

"In the beating heart of the run, I hear an echo of what I once was and what I once knew. When the heartbeat of the run embraces me, holds me tight, I am returned to what I was before the fall. When the rhythm of the run holds me tight, I run in a field of joy. She whispers to me a truth that I once knew but could not remember. These are whispers of joy, of what it is it be free, and what is truly important in a life like this- a life that holds us naked and dying. She whispers to me of my time in Eden"

Sorry to hijack the thread - thought you might enjoy them

...because I'm training for the London Marathon.

nell is that the zombie chase app? Tell me more!

Because....it makes me feel free.

.....I want to be thinner. And I want to be fitter. And I'm just starting to enjoy it.

Because I'm running away from old age, and if I stop, it'll catch me.

IT stops me killing people!!

I enjoy being alone and getting lost in my thoughts!

The high I get afterwards is amazing.

Thanks Maiden they're not swanky at all

In no particular order I run for:
Time away from mundane chores and commitments
My health
Me time - I'm a true introvert and spending time alone whilst running gives me back my mojo to face things I would otherwise struggle with.
Because I can eat pretty much what I want when I run 3 times a week.
For a challenge - I'm now keen to get pb's when I can.