Thoughts from a runner.

I know I have already written about my running and how I enjoy it. However after my run last night I feel that I need to write some more. Last night in Calgary it was a nice -15 (or so) and with a wind chill factor of course. Making it very cold! The grown is covered in snow and some icy patches.

Yesterday was the most amazing run of my life, to date. I was bundled up in my new running gear and I was afraid of if I could run with it being so cold. I was definitely frozen until 2 mins into the run. Then suddenly everything warmed up, I could feel my fingers and toes gaining warmth and I could feel each muscle contracting and working. My breaths were longer and the cool air in my lungs felt amazing. The run was the most freeing experience I have ever had.

I know that I usually love the rush sports give me, but after running last night I felt something similar but different. In other sports when you’re running all alone you are usually on a break away and you have ppl yelling, shouting, cheering, booing… all these pressure on you. No matter how you separate it, its like a selfish high of doing something. Also sports like that depend on things, depends on the team, on the opposing team, on the crowd….etc. Running is all on you, no one is cheering, there are no distractions, no one to depend on its just you. If you’re having a good run, no one will know, if your having a bad run no one will know. Everything is for you, no one else is affected or changed just you. It’s the most freeing feeling in the world I think, because there is nothing else really where you don’t affect people. It reminds me of the car commercial which has this dude and all these metal, technical objects surrounding he’s face and when he drives they all seem to fly away.


Running last night was the same thing. No matter what occupied my thoughts, no matter what I wanted to think about, it all seemed to disappear. I could just concentrate on how each muscle, each organ, and how my heart and soul felt. There is not enough words to describe how I felt. The only thing I can really say is I hope you all have a chance to feel like that.