Informative Essay On What Is Running

What is Running? BLOOD. SWEAT. TEARS. Three words commonly used to describe running. But what is it really? The tight feeling of those shorts gripping your thigh as you stretch out for your warm up. The skin waiting to be scratched by the coarse ground. The desperation for water. The contraction/tightening of muscles as you finish your run. Listen. The constant need for air as you push for the top spot in the race. It pains you. What pains you? Your body. Running is your the annoyance of your alarm clock as it yells for you to wake up and turn it off. It is the sound of the blender going off as you try to make yourself that healthy drink to get you moving throughout the run/day. It is your constant need for a healthy diet but is never met. Why you may ask is due to the lack of motivation. Everyone has or will experience this in life. Whether it’s going to the gym or finally committing …show more content…
Pain is nothing but a feeling. A feeling in your body you experience to hold you back from you reaching your full potential. A runner experiencing pain is just like another page in the book. It is the hardships you face after running a marathon in Chicago, Boston, or New York City. The need for tylenol and athletic trainers after the race to sooth that rat moving under your skin, biting your nerves, and twisting your muscles. Once you overcome this, you are one step closer to the end/ full potential. I had pain once. I squeezed my leg like I was crushing a coke can, firmly. The idea of quitting due to pain is like saying you give up on food. It will be hard to do so. The feeling you receive after a long and painful run is like getting a score better than what you anticipated. That dopamine rush is the motivation you look for. To avoid this pain. Running is not dormancy. Not the New Year’s Resolution but the like the commitment to a college, it is the decision that will change your