What do you run for?

Right now, I'm running for a PR - a sub-4 marathon at RnR StL to be precise.  Each and every training run I set out on has a purpose: to increase speed, to recover, to get to know "that pace" or to train my legs to run for extensive amounts of time non-stop.


But the REAL reason I run is something deeper than just the desire for a faster race.  I run for me.  I run to be healthier.  I run to reduce the stress of every-day life.  I run as an excuse to travel.

Running is my time - it's time that I don't have to think about work, or chores that need to be done. I've seen cities I never would have otherwise ventured to, and I see other areas more often than I could otherwise justify (ie, Disney).

We all have "that reason" which pushes us out the door - the reason we don't skip that early morning alarm or that after-work run, even though the extra sleep or happy hour sound like better options. Despite prodding from family and co-workers that just don't get it, we stick to it and get out there.

What do YOU run for?
Leave me a comment with your motivation!!