posted by Chris Barber
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“I’m going to take this itty bitty world by storm; and I’m just getting warm!” -Ladies Love Cool J, from “Momma Said Knock You Out”

Ladies Love the Cool J and they also the Trail Day, National Trail Running Day that is.  That’s right, it’s about to go down.  The Day to Celebrate Trail Running is falling upon us!  From the Website:

“National Trail Running Day is a day to promote, celebrate, and experience the sport of Trail Running. Trail Running is one of the fastest growing sports in the United States with runners taking to the trails of varying difficulties and distances for a way to connect with nature and the environment, while also building strength and more technical running skills.

What should you do on National Trail Running Day? National Trail Running Day is a day for runners to come together and celebrate the sport of Trail Running. Anyone can plan an event for National Trail Running Day. Some of the events already planned are trail races, group trail runs, or trail clean-ups.”

Makes sense.  A good way to promote an increasingly popular sport give it a official National Day status.  You need to get on the bandwagon and try Trail Running before it’s too late.  I took a friend Trail Running for his first time last week and he really enjoyed it.  He was lucky he did too because he had already bought some trail running shoes and even listed “Trail Running” as an interest on his Facebook!  I guess you can be interested in something you’ve never done before.  For instance, I’ve never swam with sharks but I think they are interesting…wait…I have swam with sharks, off the coast of Tahiti.  Trust me, it’s tough being the Most Interesting Man in the World.

I want everyone in the United States to become more interesting, it makes for an overall happier population, so that’s why I’m advocating that everyone try trail running on National Trail Running Day, August 22nd, the 3rd Saturday in August.  If you’ve never been Trail Running before then you should try it for the first time.  If you have done a trail run a couple of times, then you should try a trail race on NTRD.  If you’re already an established, expert Trail Runner, then win a Trail Race on August 22nd.  If you are an experienced Trail Runner but not fast enough to win a race, then get your trail running buddies (probably your best friends) together and organize a trail clean-up day.  See, this day is for everyone!  Go to the National Trail Running Day website to see if there are any events in your area, if not, plan one.  I know you like to usually just grip and rip but this is an important holiday.  You don’t just show up to Christmas without planning on what presents you are going to bring…unless you’re me and shop the day before without putting any prior thought into the presents and then always get exactly what people want.  Maybe I should become a personal shopper.

Negative.  Shopping is lame.  Here are 8 reasons from the National Trail Running Day website why Trail Running is better than shopping:

8 Reasons to go Trail Running

1. Strengthens your leg muscles that road running does not.
2. Improves balance and agility from running on uneven surfaces.
3. Increases your mental toughness.
4. Biophillia – humans want to be close to nature. Trail Running increases your time in nature.
5. The primal thrill of using your body for what it was made to do, be a long distance, all-terrain vehicle.
6. Reduces injury because running on soft surfaces is better for your joints. Also, the differing steps do not put as much stress on certain parts of your body.
7. Less traffic and cleaner air.
8. Running in the shade is cooler, allowing you to run longer distances and get a better overall work out.

Well there you have it.  I should have just done a blog post with those 8 reasons at the beginning instead of after all the other mumbo jumbo in the beginning paragraphs.  You’ll have to excuse me for that.  Sometimes I’m too interesting for my own good.

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