About me
My name is Jeff Swain. I like to run. I don't know why. But I do. I always did. I love to walk and I love to run. Maybe it's because
I grew up in the city (Philadelphia). Maybe it's because it gives me time to be along with my thoughts. Maybe it's because I love the feeling I get when my body can't take another stride and there's no way I can go on. Whatever, I just do. I guess this is my latest attempt at figuring it out. And, who knows, maybe have some fun along the way.
I've been a runner all my life but, like most I've strayed. My most recent return to running began a little over two years ago when during my annual physical my doctor told me I was morbidly obese and at risk for a stroke. It seems there was an anomaly in my c-reactive protein test, an indicator for a stroke. I was placed on statins and told to lose weight. After some research, my wife and I joined Weight Watchers. That was February, 2006. Well, it's been two-and-a-half years plus and forty-six pounds ago and I'm still running. Weight loss is a lifetime thing that you have to do one day at a time. I'm happy to say both of us reached our goal weight and are lifetime members of Weight Watchers.
But while that's why I returned to running it's not the reason I run. That's never been clear to me. I've often wondered what exactly it is I'm running toward or running from. This blog is just another attempt to figure that out. I have to warn you, I'm not optimistic. But, like I said, hopefully I'll have some fun along the way trying to figure it out.
I've been a runner all my life but, like most I've strayed. My most recent return to running began a little over two years ago when during my annual physical my doctor told me I was morbidly obese and at risk for a stroke. It seems there was an anomaly in my c-reactive protein test, an indicator for a stroke. I was placed on statins and told to lose weight. After some research, my wife and I joined Weight Watchers. That was February, 2006. Well, it's been two-and-a-half years plus and forty-six pounds ago and I'm still running. Weight loss is a lifetime thing that you have to do one day at a time. I'm happy to say both of us reached our goal weight and are lifetime members of Weight Watchers.
But while that's why I returned to running it's not the reason I run. That's never been clear to me. I've often wondered what exactly it is I'm running toward or running from. This blog is just another attempt to figure that out. I have to warn you, I'm not optimistic. But, like I said, hopefully I'll have some fun along the way trying to figure it out.