Imagine getting "into the zone" almost the instant you start running!  That wonderful blending of mind and body, when you feel totally at one, totally merged with the act of running.  When running feels so easy that it's actually easier to keep on running than stop.  This "zone running" is that meditative state of pure ease and grace you experience when keeping on running becomes effortless.  Some people call this elusive kick the "runners high". 

You start to feel part machine that just keeps on running, and part contemplative sage who has a sense of wider reality and perception.  Running starts to feel like gliding over the ground, as effortless mile succeeds effortless mile.  Time seems to disappear and later when you do finally stop running because it really is time to stop running, it's like waking from a deep and wonderful active trance state - and you'll be surprised at how long and how far you've run. 

Running isn't just a physical activity.  It's also a mind thing.  And what your mind does when you run can make the difference between stopping and keeping on running!