Inspiration

Running, this is what I do. Why run? Lots of reasons.
I think of those who aren't able to run due to illnesses/disabilities, those that would do anything just to walk and I think how lucky I am to be physically able to do what I do. A lot of times during my long runs I just think "there is nothing else I would rather be doing right now" no matter how painful it gets. Another reason I run is to allow myself to interact with the earth. Just another thing thats fuels my passion to save the environment. Without clean air and water none of us would be able to run bike and swim.. well outside anyways.
Will our grandchildren be able to be Triathletes?
I'm about to go off in a tangent here, but bare with me. Just the phrase "save the environment" or "fight for the environment" is crazy to me. What would we be without our environment. None of us would be here without a 'healthy' environment. But yet destruction occurs every second of every day. Mostly out of ignorance. Ignorance is bliss.
But Knowledge is power and will annihilate your bliss Yes today I can happily go outside and run and bike and breathe fresh air or hop into the ocean and get in a swim. But its not like that in a lot of places now. My families trip to China comes to mind for instance. Right now can I swim at a local lake here without worrying about getting sick from accidently swallowing some water, absolutely not. Truth is we can easily let the air get so polluted we can't exercise outside. We can let the the oceans get so acidic that no one can stay in for longer than a couple minutes, etc. In The Short Term.... there are so many humans that we hold the power to change the environment. In the long term.. well, we won't be here forever.
To me, it seems like the average person agrees that the environment is worth saving... but they just don't want to pay for it. Shove out trillions of dollars to save the economy. But a couple 100 billion to keep us from destroying the earth, naw that's too much to ask. Everything we do as humans depends on the health of our environment, So this is why we have to fight.
I live a stress free and happy life. But reality weighs heavily on me every day. From human suffering, environmental destruction and everything in between. I don't preach to people you need to this you need to do that. But if someone wants to learn I will give them 100%.

So ask me why I run. Running is life.