why?

i coach our local jv baseball team.  all the boys know that i run.  that i run races and marathons.  they have seen me run to practice and, now, watch me pedal on down to practice and games.  they all seem stunned that i just run.  they don't understand why.  they ask how i can run such distances.  they don't get it.  and i don't expect them to... at 14 and 15 years old, i wasn't thinking about running, my mind was focused on cars, girls, school lunches (i loved them).  today i decided to tell them why and this is what i said....

i run because i can.  i am completely alone.  i have time to reflect on the days plans or events.  i love hearing my feet hit the ground.  i love that feeling when your pandora radio finally plays that favorite song. i love pushing myself to new limits.  setting goals and bursting past them.  i have solved and resolved so many issues while running long distances.  i enjoy racing, it brings my passion of running/training and competition together.  i love seeing that finish line, that big clock ticking away, turning it on and sprinting through the finish to get my pr.  then you get smiles, hugs and kisses, bling (medal) and food.  why wouldn't i run?