I love running the marathon b/c it gives me focus and discipline throughout the year. 

It's the best exercise ever!

Running and eating go well together.

It's MUCH cheaper than therapy AND it really helps.

I like myself better when I run. 

When else can I have a snickers bar and a cheeseburger in the same day ( I have the snickers bar on a 20 mile run and a Five Guys burger after a 20+ mile run)?

Yeah, I'll believe THAT when I see the proof.

I run because after having my hips replaced I fell totally out of shape and became a person I did not want to be. I run because on the one hand the doctors told me not to gain weight because my hips would wear out faster, on the other I was told not to run because it would make my hips wear out faster. I finally realized if both scenarios made my hips wear out faster then let it be the healthy way. So I run. I was told you can't run by friends and family. The Marine in me doesn't recognize "can't" in my vocabulary, so I run. And the people on this board keep me saying I can. And I believe you all more than those that say I can't. 50 days and counting, my e-confirmation is in hand.

I run because I can... and I am convinced that if early man had not been able to run, we would be extinct.  The Pearl Izuma advertising campaign convinced me when I was young and impressionable.