Thoughts on running

I think I'm starting to get why runners run. We have this puppy who has a lot of energy and needs a lot of exercise. I've read that one of the best things you can do for them is to take them on walks and runs, so that opportunity has fallen mainly to me. This puppy also got sick and we were taking care of him inside, so now he believes he is an inside dog. That means house training him. I really don't want to be cleaning up puppy messes all over my house again. And this dog is a whole lot bigger, so his messes are bigger, too. One of the things that I have discovered is to take him out first thing in the morning to go for a walk/run and let him relieve himself. I would walk for a while, then jog for a while, then walk, then jog. As I was coming to the point where I would start walking after jogging, my legs felt like they were on auto-pilot and were going to keep jogging. I wondered if that is what joggers feel, that almost out of body sensation. If you know me, you know that I don't like running, I don't like sweating, and if exercise isn't also entertaining (like dancing), then I'm really not that into it. Working out with our dogs, though, has stretched me. I even ran in the rain. I can already tell a difference in my lung capacity and my heart is getting stronger, too. I am beginning to see why some people say that running is addicting. So I guess I'll keep it up. I'm a little worried how it will all work out with winter coming, though.