The Movement Blog will welcome guest bloggers over the next few weeks. These bloggers enjoy walking or running as part of their active lifestyle. The goal in sharing their stories is to let you know that wellness is as simple as putting on your shoes and putting one foot in front of the other. Our goal is to motivate you to start walking or running and get to the starting line of the Spirit Scamper. Join the walkers and runners who are already out there pounding the pavement!
PLEASE HELP THE MOVEMENT WELCOME OUR FIRST GUEST BLOGGER
FRAN WOODRUFF
5 Reasons Why I Run
#1
I make the rules.
After being elected Homewood Middle School’s
Miss Uncoordination in 1975, I gave up on being an athlete. In 2010, I changed
my mind. My power is deciding what, when, where, and how I exercise. (I call it
Couch to My Way.)
#2
New clothes, new shoes, new apps, new music.
When I HAVE to buy new shoes every 300 miles,
that is incentive to run!
#3
It surprises people.
#4
It surprises me.
A three-mile run seems to last three hours, but
when I really finish after 30 or 40 minutes, wow, time shifts.
#5
More Oreos
One Oreo has 50 calories. One mile burns 100
calories.
#6
Yes, #6, because I make the rules.
Family.
Life is about connections; running gives me
something else to do and discuss with my relatives and not so relatives.
Now when you and I see each other next, you can
ask me about the Cooper River Bridge Run (my first 10K) in Charleston, SC. I’m
enjoying it this coming weekend...with my husband, daughter, some of her
friends, my nephew, some of his friends, two of our neighbors, and 39,988 other
interesting people.
And I’ll ask you why you exercise.
Homewood Moves
Fran Woodruff
The (Very Coordinated) Book Mover at Edgewood Elementary
