PartⅢDevelopingideasRunningintoaBetterLifeThisglobalsiteisaplaceforrunnerstosharetheirstoriesaboutrunning
So,(1)ifyouarearunnerwithastorytotell,getintouch—we’dlovetohearfromyou
LiYue,16,BeijingIwasbornwithasthmaandIneverthoughtI’dbearunner
Ionlyjoinedmylocalathleticsclub(2)becausemydoctortoldme(3)thatinmyparticularcaseexercisecouldimprove(4)howmylungswork
But(5)beforeIknewit,Iwastakingpartinlocalraces
(6)Asmyfitnessandmyrunningimproved,Istartedrunninginnationalcompetitions
ThisyearIwonsilverintheunder18’s10,000metres
Andwhoknows,nextyearIcouldwingold
Sarah,36,MontrealNotsolongago,Ididn’tdoanyexercise—notevenanyjogging
ThenIdiscoveredanapp(7)calledRunningPower
Itlistsyourperformanceagainstotherrunnersinyoursocialnetwork
Atfirst,Ikeptrunningjusttoseemynameinthetopfive
Soon,Ifound(8)thatIwasn