{"id":515,"date":"2012-08-20T06:00:50","date_gmt":"2012-08-20T10:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/elbowglitter.com\/blog\/?p=515"},"modified":"2012-08-13T08:18:32","modified_gmt":"2012-08-13T12:18:32","slug":"motivation-monday-think-about-why-you-started","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/elbowglitter.com\/blog\/2012\/08\/20\/motivation-monday-think-about-why-you-started\/","title":{"rendered":"Motivation Monday &#8211; Think About Why You Started"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/elbowglitter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/motivation-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-516\" title=\"Think About Why You Started\" src=\"http:\/\/elbowglitter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/motivation-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/elbowglitter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/motivation-3.jpg 300w, http:\/\/elbowglitter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/motivation-3-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Why did you start?\u00a0 Whether you&#8217;re a runner, a biker, a gym rat, a swimmer, a triathlete, a dancer, a fitness fanatic, or some other active type, what got you out there?<\/p>\n<p>What got you out there the first time?\u00a0 A finisher&#8217;s medal?\u00a0 A pesky friend?\u00a0 The desire to look better in your clothing?\u00a0 The desire to lose weight or lower cholesterol?\u00a0 The need to be healthy?\u00a0 Did it just look fun?<\/p>\n<p>I started running because I didn&#8217;t think I could do it.\u00a0 No one thought I could do it.\u00a0 But when I learned about C25K, I thought I should give it a shot.\u00a0 And it was all over after that.\u00a0 I ran my first half marathon because I wanted the medal and I wanted to prove to myself I could do it.\u00a0 I&#8217;m running my first marathon for similar reasons.<\/p>\n<p>And I do want to be healthy and do something good for my body.\u00a0 So there are lots of benefits to my active lifestyle.\u00a0 Sometimes that&#8217;s hard to remember when I&#8217;m waking up at 5 am to run, but it&#8217;s worth it.<\/p>\n<p>Why did you start?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Why did you start?\u00a0 Whether you&#8217;re a runner, a biker, a gym rat, a swimmer, a triathlete, a dancer, a fitness fanatic, or some other active type, what got you out there? 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