jmasgat
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Jun 14, 2006
SAFD: If I start questioning the rationale for why I run, the whole thing will fall apart.....
I know why I started running: Improve my fitness, have an excuse to go to Disney.
I know why I kept running: I liked the sense of accomplishment of finding a goal, training and reaching it, and I was "age-group" good at it.
But weirdly, I cannot find an easy answer as to why I'm still running. It's not really about the accomplishment anymore--I feel as though I have nothing to prove to myself. It's not about mental health or weight management (not that an aging body doesn't need it) It's partly the idea of "structured fitness"--training for something means I have a routine to follow. There just isn't an overriding factor that stands out.
I guess right now I do it because I can. Maybe it's best not to overthink it.
I know why I started running: Improve my fitness, have an excuse to go to Disney.
I know why I kept running: I liked the sense of accomplishment of finding a goal, training and reaching it, and I was "age-group" good at it.
But weirdly, I cannot find an easy answer as to why I'm still running. It's not really about the accomplishment anymore--I feel as though I have nothing to prove to myself. It's not about mental health or weight management (not that an aging body doesn't need it) It's partly the idea of "structured fitness"--training for something means I have a routine to follow. There just isn't an overriding factor that stands out.
I guess right now I do it because I can. Maybe it's best not to overthink it.