When you give a girl a pair of running sneakers, she is going to want a matching workout outfit and a hair tie too.

Nothing beats the process of purchasing a brand new pair of running sneakers; going to your favorite shoe store, consulting with the sales person about what pair suits you best and your training schedule, trying on a billion pairs until you come across the perfect pair. There is something about buying a new pair of running sneakers that is unbeatable. Besides the purchase of sneakers, buying workout clothes follow right behind, am I right?

When you give a girl a pair of running sneakers, she is going to want to run everywhere and compete in every race too.

Back when I competed and trained in high school, nothing beat running around my hometown with my team. We had some fun courses and trails that we always looked forward to every season. Too, we always enjoyed coming across a new route that we would come back to in upcoming seasons. Coming to college, especially in a city atmosphere, words couldn’t describe my excitement to explore as a runner. Over these past 2 years, I have come across a handful of awesome places to run to in the Philadelphia region! Besides training, I have competed in some awesome races too! Numerous color runs, a Spartan Race, a trillion 5k's. I can't wait to take on some 10k's and half marathons in my upcoming future.

When you give a girl a pair of running sneakers, she is going to want a running buddy.

Some of the greatest people I have come across are people I have met through running! Also, every once in a while, it is super fun to have someone to go running with! The bond between 2 runners is very hard to beat.

When you give a girl a pair of running sneakers, she is going to learn a huge amount about herself.

Did you ever think how much you would learn about yourself just by going out and running? I sure as hell had no idea. The beauty about running is not only are you providing your body with a great workout, but you are giving yourself a huge amount of time to just think. I find myself thinking about everything and anything. Things that make me smile, make me angry, make me cry. Running provides you with the ability to push yourself in ways that you never knew existed within you. You thought you never could run a 5k and here you are running a half marathon. One can do anything they put their minds to! Keep going!!

When you give a girl a pair of running sneakers, she will fall in love with everything running has to offer.

I know what you are thinking... how can I find running to be fun?? Well let me tell you, there is a lot of things to love about running! Racing, buying new sneakers, setting goals, crushing those goals, stepping outside of your comfort zone, meeting amazing people along the way, creating new health habits, doing things that you thought at one point was impossible, the list could go on and on. If you are reading this and aren’t a runner, here is a little secret. Go out today, tomorrow, this week, whenever you can and just run. The first, second, third time might suck and feel weird if you never have run before. But keep going! Don’t give up. Continue running and don’t stop until you accomplish your inner goal. You will thank yourself one day, I promise!