With all due respect to the author's determination, maybe he should find a form of exercise he can enjoy. Bicycling? Swimming?
I have been running now for 30+ years, not _quite_ half my life. I took it up in college and liked it at once. When I am in condition, there is nothing quite like a run in the park. Am I sweaty in the summer? Always. Am I uncomfortable summer or winter? Sometimes. But I enjoy it.
I mention this only for the benefit of HN readers who do not run, who might be thinking of taking it up, and might suppose from the article that all of sweaty guys are suffering.
I have the same experience. Sometimes don't feel like going out, but I just force myself and I feel better after.
Running for me is a great way to deal with stress, I just feel it leaving my body. It's also made me more conscious of what I eat and how much.
I wouldn't know if I ever really got into the zone or a runner's high but I find the exercise and sense of accomplishment afterwards very satisfying.
I have been running now for 30+ years, not _quite_ half my life. I took it up in college and liked it at once. When I am in condition, there is nothing quite like a run in the park. Am I sweaty in the summer? Always. Am I uncomfortable summer or winter? Sometimes. But I enjoy it.
I mention this only for the benefit of HN readers who do not run, who might be thinking of taking it up, and might suppose from the article that all of sweaty guys are suffering.