Running has been “my sport” since I stopped playing basketball.

The fun thing about running is that it’s a solo game: You don't need ten or even one other person to have a running competition, as the only real competition in running is you vs. the clock. Running can happen anytime, doesn’t require a pitch or a court or a pool or even any equipment: Someone has probably gone for a run wearing exactly what you’re wearing right now (yeah, even in what you’re wearing).

The tough thing about running is that is a solo game: (Often) No one to measure yourself against, no one to defeat on those long, lonely runs. There’s no crowd, no scoreboard, maybe not even a next game to look forward to. If you don’t know how mentally taxing that can be, try it sometime.

But that’s exactly what makes it, and you, great.