I wonder how many people decide to start running to lose weight, feel better, exercise, etc and end up quitting later because they are bored with it, can't stand it, get injured,etc.....
I wonder how many of those same people would stay with it, love it like I do, if they had what I have?
I went on a 4 mile run tonight followed by a 6 mile bike. That's a normal night for me. I can't tell you how many times I have been called crazy. I don't mean the that b**** is crazy, crazy, I mean the why would you do that do yourself crazy. You know, why run 26.2 miles when you have a prefectly good car crazy! Simple answer? I like it! And I can so I will. I'll post about it later and make more people think I am crazy and won't care one bit! Maybe I am crazy! I love it!
I started back running 5 years ago. What started as a simple race has become a lifestyle. Not sure I could say that last sentence if it wasn't for the crazies. Yah the crazies! More than proud to be a part of that group! Heck my crazy need to organize runs and such helped to make that group! We all share one thing in common, we love to run. We are fast, slow, distance runners, sprinters, triathletes, friends. We don't have a membership fee, we don't have expectations (cough Valeria cough) we don't really care about anything except having fun and running.
We started off just getting to know each other at races and speed work. We noticed a common trend among us all and decided to hang out one night and not run and well the rest is history. So why crazy? Aren't we like everyone else? I think not. Some of us race 30+ races a year. Some of us log 175+ miles a week, some of us sign up for an Ironman after doing one mini tri, some of us follow up our first triathlon a week later with our first ultra, some of us do 4 or more sports a week, some of us do crazy 5k obstacle races, and some of us run on injuries for months just to stay in the game.
I think the most impressive thing about the crazies is we all share the joys, triumphs, disappointments, and feelings of each person in our group. We are there for one another and we make this tough thing we all love to do so much more meaningful and worth it! I think everyone should have a crazies group in their life.
But remember, you will never be as good at being crazy as us. Don't try. We will win every time.
There! Short and sweet! Don't expect this again..... :)
