Why do some people look at runners like we are crazy

Tonight I came home from my weekly group run in Haddonfield. Every Wednesday night all year round no matter what the weather is freezing cold January, pouring rain, or 100 degrees in august anywhere from 20 to over 100 runners gather in front of the Haddonfield running company and run the same 6.65 mile course through Haddonfield, Haddon twp and Tavistock.
What struck me tonight was a comment my sister-in-law, Bunnie,. made. Nothing really no different than a similar comments made by my wife, Donna or many other people. Tonight the weather was not quite perfect. 35 degrees, windy and still 10 plus inches of snow on the ground. Back to the comment. as I came back my sister-in-law said" you run in this weather, you’re a die heart". I have heard similar thinks before like you’re crazy it’s too hot outside, it’s too cold, it’s raining, it’s snowing. I never really gave them much thought, just smiled grabbed a water and moved on. But tonight it hit me...the same people that are telling me I am crazy for going for a run because it’s too cold, are going outside for a smoke.

I don't understand why I am crazy for running in various weather conditions in the eyes of these people when they are standing outside shivering puffing on a Marlboro or Virginia Slims
No one understands a runner and our commitment to logging our miles not our spouses, or kids or close friends only another runner can relate.

But why would a smoke think we are crazy for running in the cold while they freeze smoking a cancer stick.

No running tonight with all this snow. So I am stuck on the eliptical trainer. I am going to start a new core workout that I found in Bicycling magazine.

I have until March 22 to get my Half Marathon time down to a sub 2 hour. My goal is 1:50:00. That will put me on track for a 75 minute broad street run in May.

The worst part of all this snow is 2 weeks in a row I have been unable to do track work. Just can't replace running on the track.

Couldn't sleep last night. Way too much snow still on the ground for my scheduled track workout 6x1000. So I am going to drag myself down stairs and hit the eliptical and the weights.

I feel so much better after a workout, it is just real hard to get started some days. "Some Days are just harder then others"

So off I go

Really getting frustrated, I am beat and I just can't fall asleep. There is nothing worst then not being able to sleep!

Guilty of over indulging on the weekends.

Do you spend all week watching what you eat? Working out religiously? Logging endless miles in all kinds of weather? Only to blow over the week end?

I have logged 40 miles of running in a week. Long runs, speed work, hill work you name it..laced up my running shoes and hit the road in freezing weather, rain, snow winds, early in the morning, late at night. you name it. Dedicated myself to weight training three days a week.

I have logged everything that went into my mouth, tracked every calorie....that is Monday through Friday. From Friday night to Monday morning I seemed to forget all the pain during the week all the sacrafice and went crazy.

Eating way to much and not healthy at all...drinking too much wine and beer...then on moday morning I would weigh more..

why do I do this to myself?

This last weekend was a Prime example.