I have a membership at 24 Hour Fitness, which I LOVE. So all of my running had been done there on the treadmill. It is noisy and there are many distractions. I usually listen to pop or the Black Eyed Peas radio station on Pandora.
Last week while up in Washington for Christmas break, I went running with my Father-in-Law Bob. We went for a morning run down on a trail along the lake. While I was running, I couldn't help but notice all the beauty surrounding me. The lake, trees, ducks, bushes, everything was so beautiful. I almost felt BAD listening to this loud, vulgar music, like it didn't fit the place I was.
AND my run went GREAT. I ran for three miles without even noticing because I didn't know where the mile markers were and couldn't see my ipod to see the time so it was just a free-as-can-be run out in the woods!
I thought that was really interesting. I think Heavenly Father created this beautiful world around us for us to enjoy and it's easy to not notice it when we have a lot going on in our lives.
I plan to do more running outside now for this reason.
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