My Life as a Runner

I start out very excited about my planned run.  I leave the house with enthusiasm.  No sooner do I hit the track than I think "What the heck am I doing? Why am I out here?  I'm hot, sweaty, can't breathe well.  This is crazy!  My body hurts.  What's the point?"  I feel like a lumbering elephant or more like the corgi dog I see on a regular basis at the River Walk.  He has tiny, short legs and waddles along...just like me.  But I push through. Eventually, my breathing evens out, the pain subsides, the muscles loosen and I finish the run.  By the time I get back home, I've cooled down and have a satisfied grin on my face because I did it!  And that's why I keep on doing it.  I feel good and the benefits, physically and mentally, are long-lasting...at least, until the next run.