Being A Runner

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If you consider yourself to be a runner, have you ever contemplated why you do it? If you do not consider yourself to be a runner, have you ever wondered why people run?

No matter whether you consider yourself to be a runner or not, it can be worth examining why you should run. If you already are a runner, then the following list may renew your drive to run. If you are not yet a runner, then the following list may make you into one. (You have been warned!)

I run for people.

I run to set a good example for my children or grandchildren of taking care of one's health.
I run to stay alive long enough to see my children or grandchildren graduate from college, get married, and start their own families.
I run to raise funds for those less fortunate

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