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Need Motivation To Run? See How Lois Did It.

© Lynn Seely

Sometimes You Must Walk Before You Run.

See How Lois Decided To Travel Across The USA Without Leaving Home.

This is such a charming story of how to get us moving again after a long time away from running, I thought you would all enjoy this true story.

Lois used to enjoy running and was a familiar face at running events until she graduated from college and got married. She began a small business at home and worked long hours. After that, she just didn't have the time to run anymore. Or at least that is what she told herself.

Just about the time she was thinking of starting a running routine again, she happily discovered that she was going to become a mother of twins. With all the planning she had to do to get ready for the twins, she soon forgot all about exercise. And now here it was years later with still no running in her life, or any type of exercise for that matter.

Lois just could not get started on an exercise program. With twin four-year-olds in the house and a husband who worked long hours and therefore couldn't help out much with the child rearing of their two very active children, Lois had just about given up.

One night, after a particularly tiring day, she sat down on the sofa and sighed out loud, "if I had a wish, I'd wish for a brilliant idea to get me running again. I really need motivation."

A few minutes later one of her twins came up to her to read a book. Now at four years old, he didn't really read, but rather pretended to read to Mommy. He would take a book and then make up a story as he'd turn the pages.

He settled down next to Lois and began to "read" about the little turtle who walked across the world. Lois listened, amused at the story. Then she looked at the book her son was holding. It was an atlas that showed a map of the USA and had maps of each state in it.

At that moment she had a brilliant idea! Lois decided to start walking each day and keep track of the miles she logged.

She hung a large map of the USA on a wall in her house. She picked the starting point, which was where she lived, and then decided to pick a destination to "walk" to.

At the end of each week she added her mileage up and marked it off on the map. Soon those

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