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David Goggins, Andrew Huberman, Tim Ferriss. What do these three people in different fields have in common. They Run.

For many years, I’ve doubted running as a whole. I thought that running wouldn’t change my life for the better. I thought that running is just a tiring waste of time. I thought that I would never be able to like running. These words were said when I was a fat child with terrible confidence. And now two years later here I am running my second 10k race soon in November.

There are many reasons for running:

• If you are a student, you might run because you want to get lean and climb up the social ladder.
• If you are working, you might run because you want a break from all of the stress.
• If you are retired, you might run to sustain your basic health and slow down the natural regression of old age.

Now, let me ask you a question. If you had ran consistently for 3 months, would you be better off now, or 3 months ago?

I think you would be better off now.

The motive of running maybe different for every person, but there is always one thing in common: you’re running for something.

Whether it’s for health, training for a race, or just for fun, the benefits that running gives is just too good to pass on. At least that’s how I think about it.

Friendships are also a very positive side effect of running. The eligibility of running is very high, and it takes pure consistency and dedication to complete. Just because of the hobby alone you tap into a niche of dedicated runners with crazy training plans, outlandish training and more. It is that common interest that aligns runners together.

I’ve heard a lot of my friends open up and share thoughts that they’d never share in person, just from running alone. Using another perspective you can think of it as a social tool, instead of a treacherous exercise experience.

Anyways, no matter how old or young, tall or short, lazy or disciplined, give running a try. And you’ll never go back.