If you don't run, or at least not often, you probably don't know what I'm referring to when I say that I run for the feeling after. Running can be hard, tiring and annoying, but when you're done, you feel accomplished; you feel empowered; you feel like you can do anything. This is why you should run.

There are many different types of running; you could go for a jog every morning, you could run on the treadmill at the gym or you could join a cross country or track team. Personally, I run for the cross country and track teams at my high school. But it doesn't matter if you run 10 miles or half a mile, and it doesn't matter if you run fast or slow; it just matters that you run.

Running not only has obvious physical benefits like improving stamina, gaining muscle and helping a person lose weight, but it also has mental benefits.

First of all, while running, a person learns and uses determination and the will to keep going; when you're tired and out of breath and all you want to do is stop, you have to keep going and push through the pain so that you can get stronger and faster. This determination is proven to show in other aspects of runners’ lives like school or work.

Second, the feeling after a great run, commonly referred to as runner's high, is one of the most incredible feelings in the world that everyone should get a chance to feel. It is as if you have just accomplished one of the hardest things and everyone knows that you did it and sees that you did it. You feel amazing. You're ready to take on anything; you're ready to conquer the world. You have endless amounts of energy; you want to jump and scream; you want to run around for no reason; you have realized how amazing running is.

So if you've never run, you need to start now. You don't have to start with a marathon, just start by running for a few minutes every day until you build up your strength and stamina so that you can run for longer. If you're a runner and you know what I'm talking about, you understand why people run and why they deal with the pain and all the hard work. You understand the wonder of runner’s high. So go get outside and run! Run whenever and wherever you can because you'll learn to love it, and you'll never want to stop.