Today, I Run

January 20, 2017

Today, I run.

I run for health. For that calm alertness to follow. Sometimes it ‘s controlled, deliberate and precise. Other days, done with abandon — the clock be damned! Just go! Push! Whatever comes, I will be high all day. Work and conversation smoother, food tastier, slumber a bit sweeter. Its own reward.

I run because that is the time to simply be. Time when there is no room to lament the past; no time to worry about the future. No time to call or sit or text or e-mail. This is the time, my time, to move, to breathe, to strive. To struggle. To count, tally, record. To embrace the gift of being.

To send that primitive message to the mind: That we moved today. We wandered, pursued, hunted. We were chased, maybe. And we survived. Like those before us, who made us, who are us. We ran.

And we might need to be just a little faster, go a little farther tomorrow. So, make sure we’re ready. Adapt. Make us go faster, farther.

So tomorrow, I run.

Rob Hancock

Rob rediscovered running in his early forties. He doesn’t discriminate among distances, but has an affinity for the marathon. He lives in Boise, Idaho with his wife of twenty years, two sons and dogs. He can be found running the Boise Greenbelt with an unmistakable gait where both feet ridiculously flay perpendicular.

Seen a lot of slim chicks posting their

workouts on here so I thought I'd join

the fun

Warning : I will bully every one of you

into daily stretches, plyo drills, crazy

intervals, lifting heavy weights and

epic long runs

104 °F..... As my Grandma says,

"Marathon training ain't for p*ssies."

Crazy old lady is right.

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*comes home from race* No one: Literally no one: Absolutely no one: Me: GUESS WHO PRd TODAY, BABY !!

It's always too hot, too cold, too hilly, too flat, too wide, too narrow, too many people, not enough people, too long, too short, too early, too late, too fast too slow... At least until it's done. Then it's too over and you want to...

Roses are red. Violets are blue. Don't make me choose between running and you!

*bad day* ANXIETY: You're gonna run at least five miles *good day* ME: I'm gonna run at least five miles

Shout out to all those girls working on their strength. That sh!t is hard and we're proud of you.

*early morning run routine* Drink some coffee, put on some gangster rap and handle it.

TRIATHLON: Why suck at only one sport when you can suck at three

In Race Entry Fees world, $200 is really like $11.40

NEW Runner Friend: "I read a book on injury prevention strategies. How would you describe your stretching routine?" ME:

I wouldn't say that running solves problems... but it prevents me from causing them.

That moment in the race when you hear sirens and wonder if you passed out and you're just dreaming of finishing.

I like all of the things about running, like eating carbs, being cheered on, and wearing comfortable shoes.

I like going for runs at night because the added fear of being murdered really does wonders for my cardio.

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