forgotten_aria

I repeat after everybody else: Go you!

I started running several years ago because I was sick of having no endurance. I could not run for more than about 1/4 mile before having to stop, and the first several months it was hard work. I did not get any kind of relaxation/meditation from it until I worked up to being able to run for a few miles at a time. I did, however, enjoy seeing my progress. What kept me at it was that running was lower activation energy than any other active hobbies, as I could basically just roll out of bed, put on clothes, and start from my front door, sometimes without even fully waking up. My motivation to keep up with the program was to sign up for a race many months away, and make it a goal to run the whole thing. YMMV.