Why do you run?

[#1]

Do you consider yourself to be a runner?

Whether you're occasional, habitual, or disciplined - I wonder how many runners there are here on Community?

Why do you run? To experience the benefits of physical exercise? When you run, do you listen to music, or pay attention to the world around you?

[Dave Liao]

For me, I run primarily for tourism's sake - I love signing up for races where I can run down streets that are normally reserved for cars. 🫠

My favorites?

• Philadelphia's Broad Street Run - running 10 miles along our Broad Street!
• the Paris Marathon - running down the Champs Elysees!

[Amanda Barber]

I run, but am currently on a hiatus due to an injury. Hopefully, I'll get to start back at it in a few more weeks! 

My favorite race here in Milwaukee is the Storm the Bastille 5K. It's at night and we get to run the city streets - I especially love running down the center of a specific street that give you the perfect view of two of my favorite landmarks all lined up. Plus, the art museum has lights now so they are usually lit up in red and blue for Bastille Days!

(Not my photo)

[Dave Liao]

@Amanda Barber - so timely, Bastille Day is only weeks away! 🇫🇷

In Philly we had an annual tradition of storming our local historic jail, but that stopped 7 years ago. Sadness! https://www.easternstate.org/visit/events/bastille-day

[Amanda Barber]

Woah, yours looks way more fun than mine, haha!

[Dave Liao]

I guess it was so much fun they shut it down 😂😂😂

[Brittany Joiner]

I run some! Have started in the last year, mostly just because its a low cost way to be active no matter where I am haha (doesn't require a gym unless you live in Baton Rouge in the summer... which i do lol so that's rough haha)

It's also been fun to tie it to milestones like doing a 5k and a 10k (currently training for a half marathon just to see if i can do it!) and i like the idea of taking trips somewhere fun to do them (went to Houston for my 10k and going to Toronto for my half!)

[Dave Liao]

@Brittany Joiner - you run AND you Trello? Or do you run Trello?

If I can do a half marathon, you can definitely do it. (I'm in less good shape than I care to admit...)

[Brittany Joiner]

@Dave Liao hahah i dunno, running 10k felt like a lot, im not sure how to double that 😂

[Amanda Barber]

I'll second what @Dave Liao said, @Brittany Joiner - you'll rock the half marathon. And then, I bet you take on a full. I've done three. First, to prove I could. Then, because I forgot about the suck two more times. :-D

[Brittany Joiner]

@Amanda Barber i appreciate the encouragement!! it is funny how quick you forget the suck 😂