Happy National Running Day! I have been enjoying reading my favourite bloggers share why they run and their running journey.

Let me begin by stating;

Once a sprinter, always a sprinter!

29 years old and still sprinting when I can

I love to run fast. I love giving everything I have to churn those legs and get to where I need to be in 30 seconds or less. I was a short sprinter in high school and college. I trained to go all out for a short amount of time and I loved it.

short sprinter in college

I tried running cross country my senior of high school and was known as “the hot, slow girl from Cascade High” because I could never run faster than 28 minute 5ks. I didn’t care though because I knew I was a sprinter and would smoke all those top distance athletes in a short race.

But after college if you aren’t going pro, there are no other outlets for a short sprinter. Hence why I have been forced to transition to long distance running which has never been my forte. I have ran 5ks, 10ks, triathlons, and obstacle races because I need to have a competition to motivate me to train.

I really struggle with distance running,  I can’t push myself for a long period of time. And it doesn’t matter how much I train I can’t seem to convince my body to go any faster than a 11:00 minute mile.

Running up coulees is no fun!

Here are the reasons I force this sprinter body to run distance:

• I need to be in shape to outrun zombies in the case of an apocalypse
• I need to have a competition to train for and road races are common
• To stay in shape/ look good
• For the social aspect (I enjoy running with my friend Cat)

Wow. That’s really it. I don’t enjoy it and it doesn’t make me happy. I run to train for an apocalypse, competition, to stay in shape, or hang with my running buddy. Ha ha ha!

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Why do you run?