10 reasons it's great to be a distance runner

1: I have time to be alone and think, plan, solve problems, or just relax.

2:  Everyone thinks you are strange anyway, so go ahead and live it up.  You have nothing to lose.

3: You can win medals, even as a fully grown adult.  

4: I can eat dessert.  Sometimes two.  

5: It is socially acceptable to wear spandex.  

6: Carbs are my friends.

7: You can go places car people can't.

8: I have forged lifetime bonds with people through the shared sweat and effort of many miles, and even bonded with those whom I have shared a few miles. 

9: I better understand the rewards of hard work and long term persistence. 

10: I have earned my confidence and strength one mile at a time. 

Happy running.