{"id":228,"date":"2011-06-01T09:13:52","date_gmt":"2011-06-01T13:13:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jenn.theblessingfamily.com\/wp\/?p=228"},"modified":"2011-06-01T09:13:52","modified_gmt":"2011-06-01T13:13:52","slug":"celebrate-national-running-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jenn.theblessingfamily.com\/wp\/2011\/06\/celebrate-national-running-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrate National Running Day!"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s National Running Day<\/a> – have you put in your miles yet today? \u00a0I finished 2.53 miles after dropping off the kids at school.<\/p>\n

How better to celebrate the day than to add a few more “things to do while running”:<\/p>\n

#4 \u00a0Be thankful<\/p>\n

You can run – you can move – you are blessed. \u00a0A friend of mine works for the Challenged Athletes Foundation<\/a>. \u00a0They recognize and support athletes with physical disabilities. Yup – people without limbs are running and biking and basically kicking my @$$ when it comes to physical activity. CAF has some very serious athletes among their ranks – people who have met a challenge head on and tackled it. Their abilities humble me and make me remember to give thanks for all I have and all that I’m able to do.<\/p>\n

Perhaps your challenge is just getting up the nerve to get off that couch. Perhaps it’s finding shorts that fit. Whatever it is – face it. And take the opportunity to move your body. \u00a0It’s the only one you get.<\/p>\n

#5 \u00a0Enjoy your surroundings<\/p>\n

The expression “Grow where you are planted” is an important one to me. When it comes to running – perhaps the expression should be “Run wherever you are.” \u00a0Or as one of my favorite reality tv gurus, Tim Gunn<\/a>, would say, “Make it work!”<\/p>\n

I run through my suburban neighborhoods here in suburban Florida. \u00a0Many people who don’t live in FL assume that if you live there – you either live at Disney, in a high-rise in Miami, or at the beach. \u00a0Nope – many of us live in the “boring” suburbs. \u00a0Sure I’d love to run at the beach – but that’s about an hour’s drive to a good one. \u00a0Sure I’d love to run trails in the mountains and all the splendid vistas out West. \u00a0But I run where I am.<\/p>\n

And I enjoy it. \u00a0Yes – I like the suburbs. I get to see people I know, people I don’t. \u00a0I see babies in strollers and kids waiting at the bus stops. I see neat lawns and shrubs that need trimming. And I see lots of other people running or biking or walking….getting out there and enjoying the FL sunshine and the safe little neighborhoods around here. \u00a0How lucky I am.<\/p>\n

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So – Go get out there today and RUN. \u00a0Or at least get off the couch. \u00a0Buy some running shoes. Or check out some running websites. \u00a0But do it – think about how you can be active in some way today.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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