chafing<\/a> in places that can’t even be mentioned in polite company. Runners\u00a0hate\u00a0those.
\nDespite the constant aches and pains, runners keep lacing up to hit tracks and paths every morning. The cardiovascular and other health benefits are immense so that running\u00a0is a neutral act in terms of joint health and the best medicine on the planet in terms of mental health.<\/p>\n3. Constant, gnawing hunger<\/h2>\n
Outsiders are often surprised by how much time runners spend\u00a0running, mainly because most of them are not thin. Society expects runners to be stick figures since they burn so many calories. The\u00a0problem\u00a0is that many runners replace them at shocking speed due to constant intense hunger. A runner is hungry every moment of its life. Maybe you wouldn’t eat a horse, but you probably could eat its weight in steak and homemade rolls.
\nWhile it increases food bills to increase caloric needs by 50%, runners don’t mind. Most people like food, and runners can remain a reasonable healthy weight while indulging cravings at almost every meal. There’s nothing to\u00a0hate\u00a0about that!<\/p>\n
4. Inconsiderate drivers<\/h2>\n
Drivers are the bane of\u00a0running. Runners are constantly dodging cars, a real\u00a0problem when dealing with several tons of metal powered by an internal combustion engine. The drivers that aren’t determined to kill pedestrians seem determined to shower them with a wall of mud puddle or honk their horn at the precise point where it will deafen.
\nWhy don’t inconsiderate drivers stop people from\u00a0running? While everyone\u00a0hates\u00a0poor driving, runners are determined to share the road, and make drivers share it as well.<\/p>\n
5. Nonrunners in\u00a0running\u00a0spaces<\/h2>\n
Why do people use a\u00a0running\u00a0path or track for a simple walk? Can’t they walk at the mall or simply around the block? It is encouraging to see so many people make exercise a lifestyle, but not so much fun to pack onto the track like a Tetris game where all of the blocks move at different speeds.
\nDespite the\u00a0problem\u00a0of sharing the track, runners keep\u00a0running. In fact, the crowded tracks have encouraged many to find unconventional and less visited spaces to run, which makes the experience even better.<\/p>\n
6. Sticker shock<\/h2>\n
If sticker shock could kill, runners would be buried fifty times over. You start to laugh a bitter snicker whenever someone refers to\u00a0running\u00a0as an inexpensive hobby. Between the gear, the shoes, the clothes, and the various fees, runners are constantly paying an insanely high price for something. These are not one-time costs, but rather constant ones. Many runners actually have a\u00a0running\u00a0budget.
\nHowever, it’s important to remember that everything under the sun costs money. If you were not\u00a0running, you would have another expensive and time-consuming hobby. Spending too much on hobbies is a first world\u00a0problem\u00a0that runners are willing to endure.<\/p>\n
7. Uncontrolled animals<\/h2>\n
Animals love runners the way people love a good cheeseburger. That is, they think runners are tasty. Many dogs see anyone\u00a0running\u00a0as a challenge, a fun chase. When runners are not trying to outrun a dog, they are listening to their owner apologetically explain that they’ve never acted like this before \u2013 sometimes they’ve heard the same owner make this claim more than once.
\nHowever, most of the animals out and about are leashed or otherwise restrained according to the law. As for the rest, there is satisfaction in knowing that you provided a suburban corgi with the thrill of the chase. Perhaps\u00a0running\u00a0is a public service to the community of ill-behaved pets.<\/p>\n
8. Planning life around\u00a0running<\/h2>\n
Some people go out to parties, read novels, watch television, and have hobbies. Runners spend spare time\u00a0running. Much of their lives is structured around an early morning run, making nighttime socialization a challenge. You plan vacation time strategically so you can hit a marathon or a 10k. There is no aspect of life that doesn’t take second place to running.
\nWhy do you keep penciling your life in around\u00a0running? Because runners love it, even when they\u00a0hate\u00a0it. Ultimately, that is the important thing: that you get to enjoy your favorite activity on an almost daily basis, with all of the health benefits that come with it.<\/p>\n
There are things that runners\u00a0hate, but these are mere inconveniences compared to the passion that\u00a0running\u00a0brings to their lives.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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