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The road.

Last update made me think...the thing that makes you want to run over and over again is the quietness of just you, your feet and the road maybe. Well for me it is most of the time. But it is not just that. Running gives me a sense of belonging somewhere, of acceptance, of not trying to proof myself to anyone. And sometimes it does just the opposite. It makes me want to do better, strife to achieve the ultimate goal even when I'm not sure what my ultimate goal is accept finishing a run or crushing my own PR. Sometimes the only logical thing in my life is running because the world around me seems so surreal. Just watch the morning news over breakfast one week and you will know what I mean.

Running just shuts up the everlasting thoughts and makes my world quiet for just an hour or so and sometimes that is all I need. Running makes me feel like I'm not a stranger, like I don't have to struggle to fit in, like I am not the odd one out. People make me feel that way but the road never does. Humans make you feel like crap a lot especially when you're interested in things most humans are not like reading a million books, run a half marathon, write poems, learn how to program and being interested in online learning and how the brain works. Some human beings thrife on making others feel absolutely shitty but the road never does. The road soakes up your pain, your fatigue, your sadness and it shares your victories and joys. The road is always there and will never bail on you. The road shows you some incredible views and makes you feel welcome. After a long run the road thanks you for being there and invites you to not be a stranger.

So running becomes an answer to life as you will. Running is not something I do it is part of who I am. I share my life with the love of my life and the road. Home is where the heart is they say. I think that is not true. Home is where your feet can touch the road and run. Any road at any given time for any amount of time. As long as you need it and as far as you need it. As always, until we read again Love Marlies

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