Actively engage in sports, on self-built motivation, I started in 20 years, including running. Regularly training, for one season only, I reached the goal to run 50 kilometers per month. When, at the end of the year, the mark reached 200 km, I experienced not only a sense of pride in my perseverance, but also a feeling that this is not the limit and I can do more. However, it's one thing to say, it's quite another to do it.

Probably, each of us at some point in life, for one reason or another, caught fire with the idea of regular runs and said to himself: "Everything! Tomorrow I'm starting to run!" How many jokes are on the topic, that further than once the matter did not go. And I can understand, because this is the first barrier that a person encounters in this way. Beginning to run, it is important to clarify for yourself, first of all, why you want to do this and become a little savvy in this area to run with understanding.

Most recently, I read the book of the German cardiologist Johannes H. Von Borstel "Tuk-tuk, heart!", Where he in one of the chapters in a popular scientific manner distributes the benefits of regular physical exertion for the heart. When you run, your inner motor starts to contract faster, shaking more blood and delivering through the blood more oxygen to the organs and limbs. This not only tones your body and cleans your head, but, over time, makes you more stress-resistant! Moreover, the heart, like any other muscle, with regular training, pours in force and grows, starting to pump more blood. What does it mean? The fact that the heart will eventually become more efficient and do not need to beat as often as the untrained heart, making fewer cuts per minute, which means it wears out more slowly and can last you longer. After all, it's cool!

My path began with examples and reviews of my friends who were already actively involved in running and achieving results.

We then went to America together in summer and lived in a national park, literally in the middle of nature. Every time, coming home, tired, sweaty and emaciated - their eyes burned, and I got even more respect for them. In the end, I succumbed to the temptation and could not miss the chance to run amid wildlife, and we started running together. On that warm July evening, we arrived from work, changed our clothes, left the house and ran. After those first two kilometers I was simply destroyed, my legs ached, I came, lay down and did not get up a good hour - I had no strength whatsoever. But the gods, what a beautiful clear starry sky was among the treetops ....

This is the very first fatal barrier, after which many are throwing a run. It seems to you that "it's hard, difficult, why did I agree to this, I'm completely out of my power and what do I do with all this?" and all in that spirit. Well, who told you that it will be easy? The power of your spirit must enter here, your willingness to go further, no matter what. And go for the second time, third, fourth, fifth, twentieth and on. It's important to make a remark that whatever goal you set yourself in running, you do not have to prove anything to anyone, you decided to do it yourself, and you and only you are the only person that you want to prove inside of yourself. Every time when in sports, you will have doubts - you are your own judge and should be absolutely honest and just at such moments to yourself. You will try to prove something to others - I'm afraid you will be disappointed. Sooner or later.

After a month of training, I caught myself sensing that 10 minutes after coming home, my body is much easier to return to a state of rest. Within two months I regularly, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, ran 6 kilometers around the district in 35 minutes. But this is not so much, especially when you plan your time. Soon, during the jogs, I began to experience the so-called "runner euphoria" - from great physical exertion my body began to produce endorphins. Oh, this is one of the coolest moments during the run, when you feel that you are able to turn and turn back the mountains.