Movitation

I had a conversation with a friend over the weekend about motivation. He was amazed at my motivation to keep running as many mornings as possible. I was suprised that he found this exceptional.

My suprise was due to the fact that I am in the process, therefore, I don't see what it looks like to everyone else. I am just doing it.

Now that I have heard this perspective, I have taken some time to look at what it is that motivates me to get up so early and head out into freezing cold temperatures and run until my body aches, and then dig deep and run some more.

If you know me well, you know that this is not my normal behavior. I would much rather sleep in and maybe find an alternative excercise that doesn't require so much pain. So, I realized that I must be feeding off of a motivational source that I have never been exposed to before.

Finally I realized what it was. What kept me going everyday. It was my daughter.

I know that if I don't run, I won't loose the weight and my health will deteriorate over time and I won't be able to see my daughter grow up, or maybe I will see her grow, but not be able to interact in the ways that I want due to physical limitations later in life. Therefore, I run.

Now, you may be wondering why I don't take up a warmer activity when the mercury drops. This is because I also know that running burns more calories than just about any other excercise out there. Also, running is a cardiovascular workout for my heart too. Therefore, I run.

So, basically it boils down to the fact that I really enjoy parenthood and want to be there for my wife and daughter as long as possible. Therefore, I RUN!!