I’ve been thinking this past week (it’s ok I didn’t think hard) about what makes running so enjoyable. The honest answer is probably influenced by your point of view, at least if you’re an adult.

Why do I say that? Well mainly because most kids love running about when they get the chance. Ever watched a bunch of kids playing football (that would be soccer for the linguistically challenged)? It’s just about running around after the ball – brilliant.

Anyways, assuming you’re an adult you probably fall into one of two categories (Not those ones!) – you like running even if you don’t do it often or you detest running and can’t begion to understand why anyone would wish to do that to themselves without first having a perverse liking for tight clothing and getting sweaty.

The people in the first group are excused the rest of this post. The rest of you may find some kind of enlightenment herein (I hope so anyway). Running is fun because anyone can do it. It’s fun because it’s so easy, it doesn’t require any special talent, you don’t have to master any new skills(unless you find walking mentally taxing), you don’t need any expensive kit. It’s free, you can do it wherever and whenver you like(within reason). You don’t need to assemble a group of like minded people who are all available at the same time as you even (although it can be fun if you do). So just go out and try it and remember how it felt as a kid to be flying along with the wind in your face and no worries at all.

Maybe that’s the real beauty of it. You can be freed of teh everyday cares while you’re on the move.  You can be that kid again.