Running Awayy

All the 5k people. People ran 10 and 15 as well!

I went to Aamby Valley for a run recently, courtesy Nike, and it was absolutely stunning. The place was gorgeous full of hues of green and fresh air, so were all the people and pacers.

Starting from the interesting bus ride where the pacers shared their story, to the warm welcome with dhols and warm up where we got tired even before the run, the run itself, followed by the cool down session, it was a great experience.

I just couldn't get over the view and it got over all too fast (except the part when we went uphill of course).

The cool down session. Don't we all look good?

It was highly inspiring, we realised the effort people put to just go out and run. They talked about a mom who wakes up before her kids do and run to start the day. They talked about how running has changed their lives. And after running with all those people, I came to the conclusion that I wanted to do this more often too. 

Now running is something a lot of people say they can't do.

But we all run.

We run away from our homework, deadlines and examinations. We run away from relationships, we run from commitment. We keep running and running till our last breath.

     Look at the lake and look at the mountain   

I know I've talked about working out before and how you must begin. Well, do that and run. 

Actually, physically run.

Trust me, the energy and positivity after a run is incomparable. I don't think anything can mess up my mood half as easily as it'd have got messed up otherwise. Also the tint on your cheeks won't go unnoticed. 

Don't think too much. If you keep thinking, it's probably never going to happen. If waking up is problem, you're making excuses. I know someone who puts an alarm on his amplifier to wake up. On the other hand, if not being able to run is the issue, you're not trying hard enough. Find a group to run with. The pacers will motivate you. A friend could also do the same job.

So get out of your bed. 

Put on your shoes.
And just do it.

Keep running and keep reading!
Kanksha :)