Running for a reason… Running for a cause… these keep spinning around in my head. I would like to do something that helps others and wrap it around those thoughts. Technically the group I run with raises money for the Touched by Cancer Foundation but we are not required to do so to be a part of this group.
When I started running it was for me… to get away… or to run away. But through the efforts of others while training with my first charity group I learned that helping others is a much greater benefit to one’s life. It makes it mean so much more. Running that is… It makes you connected with the greater good of others. Since I’m not required to raise funds to participate I haven’t been as driven to do so. But I have felt something was missing in what I’m doing. Sure it’s great to know you can run 50 miles or the 3 marathons in a row, but it only helps me. If it’s a running community, shouldn’t we have a positive affect on our community? I have been taught that by example.
My problem is I’m great with ideas but don’t always know how to make them come to fruition. I can see something out there but don’t know what to do with it. So here I am with this idea… Run for a Reason – What’s your reason to run? And I don’t know what to do with it.
