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The Desire To Run Comes From Deep Within Us — From The Unconscious, The Intuitive, The Instinctive. And That Desire Becomes A Passion When The Runner Learns To Race. Then, The Race Becomes All — The Lovemaking Of The Runner.

We May Think There Is Willpower Involved, But More Likely... Change Is Due To Want Power. Wanting The New Addiction More Than The Old One. Wanting The New Me In Preference To The Person I Am Now.

No Matter How Old I Get, The Race Remains One Of Life's Most Rewarding Experiences.

The Study Of Motivation Goes Back To The Greeks. Their Sports Were Essential To Their Education. They Saw In Sports The Integration Of Body, Mind And Soul, The Creation Of Beauty, The Mastering Of Athletics, And The Challenge Of Competition. A French Sociologist Points This Out. "sports," He Wrote, Was Part Of The Education Of The Citizen. He Was Expected To Engage In Exercise For A Whole Series Of Reasons That Had To Do With The Shaping Of The Citizen; The Relation Between Moral Good And Physical Good; And The Growth Of A Person.

If You Want To Find The Answers To The Big Questions About Your Soul, You'd Best Begin With The Little Answers About Your Body.