Why do we run? Because we can!

The group of hardy women training for a May marathon throughout the Vermont winter decided to order bright blue headbands or hats with the words "Because I can" emblazoned across the front. Deciding on a color took 2 weeks, as we narrowed down the choices to something that everyone liked. Coming up with the words to put on the front of our headgear took longer, going through several possibilities before we finally settled on "Because I can".

Troy, Alisa and Kim after finishing 18 miles - modeling their "Because I can" headbands

Why do I run marathons? Because I can.
Why do I run with a group of women? Because I can.
Why do I spend around 5 hours on a weekend morning running with my friends? Because I can.

Each of us has many reasons why we run, and why we run specific distances or races. Boil those hundreds of reasons down, similiar to to the sap from the maple sugar trees that Vermonters are currently boiling down into maple syrup, and you get one, sweet, deliciously heady reason: 

Because I can.