Why Run?
Even if you never end up doing running as a sport in its own right, it’s worth the training. You’ll emerge a winner in whichever sport direction you ultimately choose, being fitter, stronger, more alert and more conditioned than you were before.
On the other hand, to the novice or recreational runner, it is simply a means of keeping undesired weight off. Running can burn more than ten calories per minute, depending on weight, age, fitness level and running technique.
Aspirationally, running often expresses an individual’s desire to go beyond others’ records, limitations, and expectations. Many athletes want to prove that they can accomplish what is impossible for others.
Personally, I feel that running is in a mental and physical discipline category head and shoulders above the rest, as runners require the ability to fight till the bitter end, against all odds.
