Run JK Run!

Kids love to run. Perhaps it's the exhilaration of the run. Or because all the other kids are running. Or perhaps it's the feeling of the wind in their hair. Or because you can simply get to places faster. Whatever it may be kids love to run.

Adults, unless on treadmills or running to lose weight or running to relax (what a notion for someone who isn't into exercising!) or running a marathon don't have the same spirit of running.

Ask a kid. 

In January I ran my first marathon. I did it for many well thought out reasons. You can see the difference already. When I was a kid I wouldn't plan my run, researching on the net, strategically getting the map and music ready, I wouldn't blog about it, and I wouldn't think to the next day of my waiting aches and pains.

I would just run. 

It wasn't until just recently that I reignited the running kid within. I'm talking fits of unplanned - un"adult"erated - running. Most of my credit goes to the "Run Lola Run" soundtrack from the hit movie by the same name. It somehow found its way onto my MP3 player, and one day when hitting the street I just started running. I had no reason to run, I wasn't missing the bus, I wasn't doing training, I wasn't racing any of the neighbourhood dogs - I just let the music move me and I ran.

It was one of the best runs I've ever had. Since that day I find myself being grabbed by the urge to just run.

And I do just that. 

Now mind you - the weather is going to get hot. And hot as we all know means sweat. And sweat as we all know means sticky icky icky. And sticky icky icky as we all know, well... means sticky icky icky. C'mon.

So May, while it is still coolish I hereby name the month of impromptu running!

So, my friend - a question for you. When was the last time you really ran? 

*Note: The "Run JK Run" title is in reference to me - my name is JK. :)