Running

I love to explore the city in which I live via running. Because of this activity, I have found nooks of woods right next to busy interstates. I have brought life to graveyards and seen the sun rise and set. Although I never really feel like going running, and most days it feels like a chore, I always feel happier having gone outside and being around other people while bettering myself.

Some days are better than others of course. Today, for instance, was a lovely temperate day, rare for January. However I have been in 35 degree weather in nothing but a thin vest, T-shirt and shorts. I have run in 95 degree weather wearing the same outfit, minus the vest. To know that I will be fine regardless of weather is a heartening thing.

To be sure, I am not objectively that good at running. However, I have improved so much over the past two years. Now I can run a 5K at a sub-30 pace without stopping for a walk, whereas then I couldn't even run half a mile without panting and doubling over. The self-improvement that I've seen in myself coupled with the excuse to go outside for about 30 minutes a day makes running, to me, well worth the effort.