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This article originally appeared on Polar.

When it’s time to hit the track or the trail, it’s easy to come up with reasons for NOT going running: that mountain of dirty dishes, rain, Tuesday… To balance things out, here are 21 reasons to say yes to running, courtesy of our athletes and the Polar community.

 

1. “RUNNING IS MY FAVOURITE WAY TO EXPLORE THE NATURE, NEW TRAILS AND NEW PLACES.”

– Bart Aernouts, BMC-Etixx pro triathlete

2. “I REFUSE TO LIMIT WHERE MY RUNNING CAN TAKE ME.”

– Steve Williams

3. “RUNNING SHOWS MY KIDS THAT FITNESS IS FUN.”

– Jenny Hodges

4. “RUNNING GIVES YOU FREEDOM NO MATTER WHERE YOU ARE IN THE WORLD. SOME DAYS I CAN MENTALLY SWITCH OFF AND ENJOY THE BEAUTY OF EXPLORATION. THEN AT OTHER TIME I FIND MYSELF GETTING THE SAME ENJOYMENT FROM LEAVING EVERY LAST BIT OF ENERGY ON THE TRACK.”

– David McNamee, BMC-Etixx pro triathlete

5. “I RUN TO FEEL FREE.”

– Calum Neff

 

6. “ZONE OUT. TEST MY LIMITS. CLEAR MY HEAD.”

– Sarah Piampiano

7. “I RUN BECAUSE FOR ME IT’S NEVER ENOUGH. OVERCOMING A NON-SPORTS BACKGROUND OR WINNING AN IRONMAN HAS NEVER BEEN ENOUGH, I ALWAYS WANT TO RUN FASTER, SET THE BAR HIGHER. IT’S MY DRUG, I’M ADDICTED TO IT.”

– Pedro Gomes

8. “I RUN TO SET THE EXAMPLE.”

– Matthew Vance

9. “I RUN BECAUSE I WANT TO BE AS FAST AS POSSIBLE IN THE RACES!”

– Will Clarke, BMC-Etixx pro triathlete

10. “I FEEL FREE WHEN I RUN. I’M IN HARMONY WITH NATURE, FAR FROM ALL MY LITTLE PROBLEMS.”

– Romain Guillaume, BMC-Etixx

 

11. “I WAS TOLD I WOULD NEVER BE ABLE TO RUN AND IT FEELS GOOD TO PROVE PEOPLE WRONG.”

– Andi Swanson

12. “I RUN BECAUSE IT’S SAVING MY LIFE.”

– Katie Bolden

13. “I LOVE TO PURSUE THE FEELING OF EFFORTLESS ‘FLOWLIKE’ RUNNING”

– Ronnie Schildknecht, BMC-Etixx pro triathlete

14. “I RUN FOR THE DREAMERS WHO AREN’T YET THE DOERS AND TO FIGHT MY BATTLE AGAINST RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS!”

– Tammy Means

15. “SOMETIMES I FEEL LIKE I’M FLYING DURING MY RUNS, LIKE I’M BARELY TOUCHING THE GROUND AT ALL. IT TAKES WORK TO REACH THAT POINT, BUT IT’S THE BEST FEELING IN THE WORLD.”

– Sofie Goos, BMC-Etixx pro triathlete

 

16. “I RUN BECAUSE THERE’S NO BETTER WAY TO FIND MY CENTER.”

– Dutch DeGay

17. “MY DAD DIED AT 46. I’M RUNNING AWAY FROM HEART DISEASE.”

– Dave McGovern

18. “I RUN TO BEAT MY FIBROMYALGIA.“

– Angela Lynn Marchetti

19. “I LOVE THE ENDORPHIN RUSH AFTER A HARD RUN WORKOUT.”

– Liz Blatchford, BMC-Etixx pro triathlete

20. “I RUN BECAUSE EVERY TIME I DO, NO MATTER THE PACE, I LEARN SOMETHING NEW ABOUT MYSELF AND MY STRENGTH.”

– Heather Quinlan

21. “EACH STEP, KILOMETRE, AND GOAL I HIT MAKES ME FEEL CAPABLE OF ANYTHING.”

– Brianne Connor

This article originally appeared on Polar.

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