<img class="size-medium wp-image-360 alignright" title="sleep" src="http://giveyoursole.com/blog/wp-content/uploads//sleep-300x173.jpg" alt="sleep" width="300" height="173" />When you set out on a run are you running to get in shape?  Is the run for <em>yourself</em>?  Do you only have one goal in mind, to lose weight, to get ready for a High School Reunion, to be in better shape than the other people at the office?  Don't get me wrong; these are all legitimate reasons.  However, the run sometimes has to be more than just about yourself.

Next time you go out for a run take some extra cash and be ready to hand it to someone in need or run by a cafe and buy a danish to give to someone on the street. We all know that "Tragedy" is a repetitive theme in the news, so read the morning paper or news online and find a story that you can devote some thought and prayer too during your run .  This will make the run more meaningful as opposed to just "another run you have to do today", not to mention it will make the run go by faster too.  You will have ran for a reason larger than yourself.  So next time you lace up your shoes, decide if you are going to run for yourself or run for a reason. Doing it for both is not a bad idea.