What's my inspiration to run ?

I have not posted for a couple of weeks now.  I have not been getting my kicks from the runs the last couple of weeks and I have been wondering why.  Is the excitement of my last races passed?  Have I lost my motivation?  I though about what running means to me.  On National Running Day, of all days, I didn’t feel like running yet I posted on my Facebook reasons I like running ... I realized these reason were more like the by-products of running, such as guilt-free eating and it's good for my colon LOL.   But what is inspiration?  Where does my drive came from and where did it go?  When I was feeling down last week, running didn’t pick me up like it usually does.  So I started thinking about Humboldtcindie who posted about being inspired by my half-marathon run ..  

Here, one day passed since I started writing on this subject ... Inspiration is a hard topic to write about LOL ... Well picking up where I left off.  SGF surprised me yesterday by having cottage cheese for snack instead of take-out.  You see cottage cheese is “my” snack, I mix it with special K cereals and I find the two fix most my cravings ... so how surprised was I when SGF mentioned that she was going to snack on cottage cheese, yet I knew it was another little change I inspired ... I went for a short run in the afternoon before a dinner and a movie with SGF, just 3.66 miles but it felt great afterwards ...

I am humbled that Humboldtcinie was inspired to run all week and that SGF had cottage cheese yesterday.  No matter how small the changes may be, it is exiting to know I had a part in it :)  When I didn’t feel like getting up Saturday I though about how disappointing it would be to Humboldtcindie.  I put my running hat and my shoes on and got dropped off by SGF at 20th street E in Lake Stevens and pick up the centennial trail there and run as far north as I could.  The entire run distance wise was about 12 miles but at least a third incline so I wasn’t sure how the run would turn out.  I had SGF on standby to come pick me up ... She did come rescue me a couple miles away from the home.  I was prepared mentally to push 14 but relieved when she drove by me ... Go Team SBF !!

That Saturday ended up being one of the greatest run I had in while.  I am glad that the inspiration around me motivated me to get out and somewhere along the trail I found my mojo back.  So thank you Humboldtcindie for your inspiration !