Sunday runs are my wicked easy days. Just a simple 3 to 4 mile run in order to rest up and recover for Mondays workout. This week we are on the track twice so I will definitely have my work cut out for me.

So what I do on most Sundays is head to Beverly Hills High school Track and go for a run with this 10 year old named Louie. I met him through a mutual friend at the Egoscue Clinic that I go to for body alignment. Louie is only 10 years old but is already running a 22 minute 5k and is getting faster by the month. We run for about 20-25 minutes while talking about all things running. Seeing the passion this kid has for running at such a young age is incredible. He wants to know all about shoes, race strategy, elite guys, qualifying times and I try to tell him as much as I know. I show him some pre-run stretches and post run exercises.

It’s really cool to see a young kid so excited to go for a simple run around the track. It reinvigorates my drive for my goals and reminds me why it is that I love this sport.

I run miles and miles and miles to get one result. A time. So running 3 of those miles with Louie, a curious 10 year old, asking questions, a lot of the time, about me, makes all those miles worth it. He brings it full circle. We Are One 365.

AR. NF. NR.

Nick