why we run

Those times when you find yourself in a big hotel room in a teeny-tiny coastal Washington town and the blackout curtains are drawn and the bed is warm and you really just want to ignore the alarm and roll over and go back to sleep, but instead you get out of bed and you run.

And after you get over the shock of thinking this guy is a real person with a staring problem ...

Quit judging me, Hamie.

... you remember exactly why it is you love running. Because without running, you would never see this ...

... or get so close to a new friend.

Clearly no one told him about the taxidermy.

You wouldn't climb a hill and find this view on one side ...

... and this view on the other.

You wouldn't discover the world's cutest trash can ...

... and find your happy place.