Sometimes we get caught in our own problems and forget how good our lives are and how much freedom we really have. Right now just getting to work is a challenge in a half dozen countries, including Ukraine, Iraq and Israel. I can't even imagine it. Trying to sleep in Gaza right now must be all but impossible. But sometimes someone comes along and is brave enough to change things. There is a young woman in the West Bank who decided to run on the roads. No one runs outside a gym in Palestine. For good reason. The farthest run she could go on was 2K or 5K. Beyond that there were walls or she would have to cross Israeli check points, which include metal detectors, and the need for id. And lines. That will ruin a good run. But she did it. She started a running club and even got to run in a half marathon in Bethlehem-they had to loop the city twice to make it long enough. As we struggle with work and family and bemoan the lack of time we have to run, we need to think about her and realize that if we truly want to get out there, we can. Her favorite run is 2.5k to a winery, where she touches the gate and turns back. Sounds like a wonderful goal to me.
(the article I am sourcing was in the Sept 2014 issue of Runner's World)
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