Secret of life

I have started running. This time I've decided to run regularly, everyday as long as I am not unwell.

I was long thinking of the necessity of doing some workout and I had an idea that running would probably be the most suitable for me, but I always put it aside.
There are a lot of reasons why I don't start, for example I have to prepare for tomorrow's class, I'm very tired, I have no time such and such.

But I have finally started it.

I was asked from some people why I suddenly started, but I couldn't really find the persuasive reason. Of course, I have a lot of minor reasons, for example I want to lose my weight and body fat and make my body in a good shape etc, but these are just superficial.

This decision looks 'sudden' to others, but this is not a sudden at all on my side, because I was always thinking of this. I was just waiting for the time when I am naturally inclined to do this, and the time has just come. Before making the final decision, something had been accumulating inside myself, and when it reached to a certain level, I couldn't help running. This is like water overflowing from the glass.

I woke up at five in the morning and soon changed clothes. I drank a glass of water and got out of my flat.

Last night I searched where I would run on the Internet. I'm an absolute beginner. I can't run for a long distance and for a long time. According to a running book, I don't need to run at fast speed. Running at about 8km/hour would be enough, which is the dividing line between walking and running. If you run slowly, this should be at this pace. I decided to run for thirty minutes, so I would run for about 4km. Following this target, I made a running route.

I don't quite remember the last time when I was running. Probably, it was when I was living in Leamington Spa. I was finishing my PhD thesis and preparing for a job at a Japanese university. It was also the time I was finishing my life in the UK. At that time as well, I was obsessed with a feeling of running. This may be a signal that something is dynamically changing in my mind.

Somehow unexpectedly, I could run for 4km without stopping! I wasn't sure whether my plan - running 4km - would be appropriate.

During running on a hill for last 10 minutes (which I call 'heartbreak hill' after a marathon course in Barcelona), I suddenly felt like finding a secret of life.

I believe there are several secrets for making your life successful, and I have found that running regularly is definitely one of them.

Running regularly is of course very good physically. It loses your fat and trains your body. But more importantly, running trains your mind.

During running at five in the morning, I only saw a couple of people. This means, only a very small number of people know the secret!