19 Reasons You Should Absolutely Sign Up For A 10K Run

    If you've never run a race but you kinda maybe fancy it, this is your sign.

    Tabatha Leggett
    by Tabatha Leggett

    BuzzFeed Staff, UK

    1. Because once you've paid the fee, there's no backing out.

    2. And you'll find the whole process so much easier if you sign up with a friend.

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    My housemate and I signed up together and used our runs as an excuse to gossip three times a week.

    3. And you're well within your rights to have a needlessly large meal after every run.

    4. Tracking your runs is actually quite fun.

    5. And it won't be long before you actually start to feel fitter.

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    It sounds like a massive cliché, but I started to find running so much easier just two weeks after I starting training.

    6. Plus, you'll notice your body getting more toned.

    7. And you'll start feeling your leg muscles.

    8. Basically, running will make you feel in awe of your own body.

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    It's seriously cool that you can go from being freezing to warm by just putting one foot in front of the other for a little while.

    9. Running outside means you'll get to explore your local parks.

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    So you can take friends back for picnics and be all, "Oh yeah, I spotted this place on MY RUN."

    10. And if you go abroad, running is a great way to explore new cities.

    11. Running gives you a really great excuse to get into podcasts.

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    If, like me, you don't like running to music, this is your chance to start listening to podcasts. I downloaded the This American Life app and listened to one podcast per run. And because they're an hour long, they gave me enough time to run and stretch afterwards.

    12. And if you decide that speed doesn't matter, running gives you a few hours a week to think.

    13. But best of all: Running is free.

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    Running costs nothing. So what's your excuse?

    14. And running outside is so much nicer than going to a bleak gym.

    15. If you see someone else when you're out on your run, you'll share a knowing nod.

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    And feel immeasurably cool.

    16. Running in the morning will make you more feel more alert when you get to work.

    17. And running in the evening will mean you're actually tired when you go to bed.

    18. Signing up to a run is a nice excuse to raise money for a charity.

    19. And at the end of it all, you get to post a smug selfie like this.