How I learned to hate and love running... Even though I ran track in high school, I call myself a beginner runner. I occasionally run for exercise and to clear my head, but have never been a long distance runner. Ever. I'm too restless. I get bored quickly. I like to run fast. I can't find the right music to run too. The list of excuses is long. So why would I sign up for the grueling 199 mile relay race called Hood To Coast? Like a lot of people, I both love a challenge and love to be fit. And like a lot of people, I need a push to get started. The wanting itself isn't enough to get me out the door; I need to have a specific, concrete reason to exercise. It's this ambivalence that drives the entire Running Race industry. Their product is motivation and I am a reluctant consumer. The Hood To Coast relay is a Goliath in the Racing Calendar. Both a logistical and endurance feat that brings in teams of 12 from around the globe, elite r...
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