By:  Adam Bornstein My entire life I've told myself I can't run. Maybe it was the 20-minute mile I ran when I was an overweight adolescent. Or the chaffing I used to feel on my inner thighs anytime I moved my legs at a faster pace. Whatever the reason, I've avoided running long distances for years. Even as I transformed my body and became educated in fitness and health, I still stayed away from long distance cardio. Over the years, I built an appreciation for runners and their mental and physical toughness. I've interviewed marathoners, studied the best way to build mileage, and even coached and trained people to run races (yes—they were successful). But no matter how much I learned, I refused to shift my own long-held belief: I don't run. That is, until I realized my own foolishness was blinding my ability to become better. READ MORE | 
