Ran into two elderly gentlemen as I was almost finishing my run.
“Training, are we?” asked the first one.
“Trying to lose some weight?” the second one jumped in.
“I… it’s… it’s for the heaaaaart!” I say, words drowned by my heavy breathing.
I ran all the way home wondering at my answer. Actually, it’s more for the head than for the heart that I run, but I can only say as much after 30 minutes of running at a conversational (sic!) pace.
“A pert bum and rock hard thighs” then give them a little wink 😉
Oh, l’esprit de l’escalier! I will definitely keep this one handy for the next time, maybe even stop to make sure it’s well heard and grasped! (Wink an’ all 😜) Thank you!
Love it!
😂😂😂
🙂 I may as well go back to bed; today can’t get any better ! 🤣🤣🤣
A few weeks ago a neighbour commented "Oh, only walking today, not running any more then?" to me, with a knowing smile. When I replied that I was just getting back from a 30km run, part of training for a trail marathon, his jaw literally dropped. 😈
Back around New Year I was out walking, scouting out a possible 10km route. On the way I met up with my next door neighbour, a young and active guy in the building trade who was out walking his daughter and their dogs. He was amazed when I said I'd be walking for 10km and when I added that I was planning to run that distance a few weeks later it blew his mind.
I haven't yet told him I've now run more than double that distance and that 10km is my regular distance now. 🤣
That's what happened to me just last Sunday, I was out walking, trying out a new 5K running route, a lady walking in the opposite direction with her dog whom I often seen when running said, "only walking today" I said I was running at parkrun yesterday" then she asked me "what's parkrun?" I then explained what parkrun was, just shows that people do notice you running, if not they ask why.?? 😀 🏃🏾
And if yes, they also want to know why! 😆
Love it!
I've never ticked so many likes on one post!
Hi,
Depending on your goals i.e. if you're planning on running further, doing more than 30 minutes. I have found the most difficult question to answer isn't what you're running for, but why.
Often when I'm doing a long run, I'll find myself hit by this question, why. It's a case of training your brain to have the answers to why, as for other people asking you well, health and fitness, least that's what I tell them.
I rather rudely didn't answer your original question before Tzushka , sorry. In fact I wanted to try something out. The "something," inspired by Roxdog , was doing a completely untracked run, which I did today, for the first time since completing C25K at the end of June 2020.
So, to answer the question, I run because I can and I want to. That's it. Everything else is subsidiary.
I actually think it's nobody else's business as to why someone else runs, and completely inappropriate - particularly for strangers - to suggest reasons why someone might be running. Though I do love Irishprincess 's answer!
Well, I’ve never given that question a thought, I suppose because I can is as good as answer as any
What Am I Like Then?
What am I like?
Running 10k and upwards - what don't I know? 
Track Running - what to expect...?
Why am I struggling to run further?
