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In our latest feature on #WhyIRun, we hear from Kara who tells us about how running has a positive impact on her life.<\/em><\/p>\n

“Why do I run? There isn\u2019t just one reason, there\u2019s many. But while there are many reasons that I put on my trainers and get out there I can\u2019t quite explain it, other than to say it\u2019s a need within me. Admittedly a need that I didn\u2019t discover until the end of April this year, but now that it\u2019s there I can\u2019t help wondering where it\u2019s been hiding all this time.<\/p>\n

When I\u2019m out running nothing else matters. I\u2019m not Mam, not Miss, I\u2019m barely even Kara. I\u2019m just a woman who\u2019s enjoying being free. Free from worry, lists, housework, LIFE!<\/p>\n

As soon as I start putting one foot in front of the other my mind switches off from the outside world. All I\u2019m thinking about is how much I\u2019m achieving just by being there. How much better my mental state is. How much better I am as a person since finding running.<\/p>\n

Many members of my family and friends have commented on the weight I\u2019ve lost since I started my running journey, and of course that\u2019s great. I feel great and it\u2019s definitely a huge benefit, but I don\u2019t want people to think that\u2019s all it\u2019s about for me. I\u2019m fitter, stronger (both physically and mentally) and so much happier in my own skin.<\/p>\n

I learn something new every time I run. Sometimes it\u2019s a slight change in technique but more often than not it\u2019s about my own ability. I started out doubting I could ever be a runner, but here I am; days away from running my second 10k race. All this within 4 months!<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve learned there\u2019s a whole community of runners out there and they all have their own story to tell. There\u2019s always someone who\u2019s willing to give advice, share an experience or there to simply to say, \u201cYou\u2019re not alone.\u201d parkrun is a fine example of the running community – it doesn\u2019t matter if it\u2019s your first or fifty-first time, the support you get from everybody is amazing! I\u2019d recommend it to anybody, whatever stage you\u2019re at.<\/p>\n

But, the most important thing I\u2019ve learnt along the way is that when my head tells me I can\u2019t, my body says I can. I am capable of so much more than what my head wants me to believe and running has helped me to see that.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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