Let's keep this in the Vault



Ah yes, the runners vault.... What is this Vault you ask??

It's the secret and often sacred code of running friends.
It means whatever happens on a run, stays on a run.
It's the clause that allows runners to share with each other things that you just wouldn't share with anyone else.

Couldn't make it the extra 20ft to the bathroom and pooped in your running skirt?
Put it in the vault
Had to take a #2 behind a church dumpster at 5am on Sunday morning?
Vault it
Secretly peed in your pants at the end of a long run (ahem...see last post)or have an embarrassing photo of you wearing a Go Pro Camera strapped to your head?
Vault it and throw away the key... or if you are me, post it for the universe to judge you.

What about this runner who was caught on camera pooping in some guys yard?

http://www.koat.com/news/new-mexico/albuquerque/Runner-poops-in-Yard/21026628 

Since starting this blog I have asked my DRF's (come on now...daily running friends) if they mind if I share our running stories with the Internet.
I mean, my stories are their stories right? And I was told, go ahead, unless it belongs in the vault.

The vault (contrary to my above examples) usually holds the verbal (not physical) diarrhea that comes with running too early in the morning with people you know so well you no longer bother to brush your teeth before meeting.

Its a sacred trust between runners that allows us to share our daily struggles, our family histories and often painful events that would otherwise cost us thousands of dollars and hours on a leather couch to resolve.

You probably already know that running is great for stress relief, but did you also know that exercise releases endorphins, which create feelings of happiness and euphoria. Studies have shown that exercise can even alleviate symptoms among the clinically depressed. For this reason, docs recommend that people suffering from depression or anxiety (or those who are just feeling blue) pencil in plenty of gym time. In some cases, exercise can be just as effective as antidepressant pills in treating depression.
Now if that isn't enough to get you out the door and pounding the pavement consider this: as aging and degenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s kill off brain cells, the noggin actually shrinks, losing many important brain functions in the process. While exercise and a healthy diet can’t “cure” Alzheimer’s, they can help shore up the brain against cognitive decline that begins after age 45. Working out, especially between age 25 and 45, boosts the chemicals in the brain that support and prevent degeneration of the hippocampus, an important part of the brain for memory and learning.
So for your mental health (and mine) find someone to run with, share the love, the stories and the endorphins but what happens on the run, stays in the vault. 

So, what is the funniest/worst thing you have seen while running? My top memory is running the LuluLemon Half Marathon and catching a glimpse of this guy. The best part was when he came back the next year in the same onesie..that's dedication my friends. Share the stories and let those happy endorphins fly!  



My boys named him Captain Onesie





My husband and I at Lululemon Half Marathon..
our onsies were in the wash that day