 That's it. That's I got nothing else to say. I look forward to reading your comments down below 7 billion runners 7 billion Runners with a B not with an M with a B. Let me explain as you probably know There's seven approximately point eight billion people on This earth right now Floating around on the seven continents going in circles on this earth every single day 7.8 billion people. It's incredible. And yes, I believe along with our buddy kipchogi that anything There you have it kipchogi did it he broke the two out anything is possible, right? And let's not talk about limitations with these runners 100 years old those runners are a hundred years old everybody and they are sprinting down a track I hope I can sprint like that when I'm 45 years old like that is incredible It's never too late to become a runner quick side story Faruja Singh he ran the Toronto marathon as a 100 year old runner 100 years old you think that's amazing, huh? He completed a marathon as a as a centenarian a 100 year old, but when did he start running? 89 years old he had not he he lived on this earth for 89 years and said huh Maybe I'll become a runner as an 89 year old and then he completed a marathon the Toronto marathon as a 100 year old so I share these stories to get you going to get you thinking about Huh, I wonder if we could Grow and invite other people right now who we know to become Runners and why all right? Let me explain. Let me break this down for you. Why not swimming? Why not cycling? Why not rowing? Okay, all these other why not cross-country skiing? All right, all these other endurance-based sports. Why running all right 7? 10 billion runners three points and I could I could list a hundred points, but I'll just keep it to three right now accessible affordable and efficient Accessible affordable and efficient. It's a running is accessible. What I mean you can run out your front door Okay, you don't need a lake. You don't need snow You don't need a perfect road to go cycle on okay? Accessibility to the sport is literally walking out of your apartment walking out of your dorm room walking out of your Place of work wherever you work walking out of your school the list like it's that's what I love you Literally, you don't have to drive anywhere. You can run basically anywhere on this earth even in snow Okay, it's crazy even in sand. It's harder in sand. It's harder in snow, but yes, you can go run Live I mean frankly I'm trying to think of a spot on earth where people actually live that you could not go run I can't really think of one even you know somebody way up in the Arctic I bet they go running occasionally. So anyway accessibility is point number one point number two Affordable all right. You all know the drill running shoes. All right. Here's a pair and here's a pair Well, actually both of these pairs are probably under a hundred dollars at this point Let's compare it to cross-country skiing and nothing against these and other endurance sports But frankly I realized we're on a budget a lot of families out there are on a budget That is why I love running so so much and as a young family and whatever stage in life You are at if you're a student if you are you know paying off student debt or you're paying off Your mortgage and you're like anyway, you're just being really Frugal with your money Running is the sport for you. It really is because what do you need? One not three not five not ten at least one pair of running shoes And a lot of times you can buy last year's running shoes on sale for $80 $70 even as low as frankly like 35 to $40 if you know where to look so again Nothing against cycling nothing against rowing, but the entrance Financially into the sport of running is so much lower than all that you don't need to watch you don't need fancy socks You can wear cotton socks. You'll be fine Um all this gear this running gear you really don't have to have it all right So I don't want to stress that so so much So accessibility and affordability are the first two points. All right point number three Efficiency again, you know how much I love to be efficient with my time and based on the research I've done in order to get an equal workout for Not necessarily Aerobically, but just like wearing out your muscles bringing your muscles to a tired state You have to go cycling for a lot more time than you do to just go for let's say like a 30 minute run Versus a 30 minute cycle session I'm sorry, but based on the research I've done the 30 minute run is going to wear you out a lot quicker And as far as efficiency goes like think of all the gear you need to go running And I know I'm going on a little bit of a rant here But the amount of gear you need compared to all these other endurance sports is so much lower Which means it's just you put your you put your clothes on you put your shoes on and you're out the door Okay, so that is it here. We go accessibility affordability and Efficiency you can get out the door quicker. You don't need to actually do the exercise as long and frankly Just time on feet is way way less compared to these other Endurance sports. You don't need a pool. You don't need snow. It's amazing. I love running. I love running So here's my thought everybody 7.8 Billion runners what we how would that benefit this world? How would that benefit our communities our neighborhoods? Okay, our own households here we go benefit number one Community building think about it. If everyone on your block went out three times a week not every day Three to four times a week for a 20 to 30 minute jog or run Imagine the amount of community building that would happen in your neighborhood You would be able to see everyone and give a high give a little wave give a little smile Give a little how's your job going today? How's that? How's that ankle feeling after last week? It was like it creates It would create so much great Conversation because you'd see other people out in your neighborhood that you frankly would never see because they're in their house Or they're in their apartment. So that's good. I really believe that I think it would help build communities in a big big way if people 7.8 billion were runners. I'm not joking when I say that benefit number two real quick health costs would go down Okay, because everyone would be healthier. What is it? Oh, I don't know the rates, but the American Heart Association puts out numbers every year about heart disease and at least in the United States It's not good our heart disease rate is like really really bad here in the United States So health costs, I believe would come down in your neighborhoods once again in your communities and frankly Nations as a whole. All right, and I know I'm I know I'm dreaming here, but I'm serious and mental health would be improved In my humble opinion, I think when the endorphins get pumping through your body when you go for a run It is a release. It's brings a lot of clarity It's it's a detachment from your daily tasks that frankly can drag you down sometimes Okay, I get it. Whatever the stresses you're dealing with whether it's schoolwork whether it's finances whether it's You lost your job whether it's relationships like there's a lot of issues in this world I totally get it and so but when you go run You let it go You let it go. It just it's it naturally just get it dissipates at least that that's my experience and talking to other runners It's their experience as well. So I think mental health would go way way up in a good way and benefit number three This is so critical 7.8 billion people would have a daily Purpose I can't stress this enough. There's so much. Um, I'll just say like boredom in the world where people feel bored It blows my mind, but people like they feel like they don't have an inner drive for something in this world That's great and that's gonna get them off the couch every day and out the door every day They literally like and they're depressed and that's that's sad. That's horrible That's that should not be happening in this world with running if and this is where Streaking comes in so for those that don't know streakers in running Those are people that run every single day one mile no matter what no matter the weather Frankly, they sometimes run through injuries. They streak in there running Why because they need that daily drive and that daily purpose to keep them moving forward in a in a healthy positive Healthy mentally way and I get it. I love it I take breaks from running but I fully support if you are someone that needs One mile of running every single day I fully support it why because it gives you a daily drive and a daily purpose Frankly for some people just to get out of bed because they're struggling that much so those are the three benefits community building health and Daily purpose I can't stress it enough now in conclusion my final thoughts and thanks for sticking with me on this I realize I'm dreaming big today But I think it's good to dream big especially when there's a lot of issues in the world And I think running is an answer to a lot of those issues I mean it's such a simple little Simple little daily action and I'm not talking about going out and running marathons or ultra marathons. I'm talking about running 20 minutes a day whatever that is. Maybe that's one mile. Maybe it's two miles. Maybe it's three miles Whatever it is. I'm talking 20 minutes a day. It doesn't even have to be every day It could be four days a week. That's a great great place to start four days a week 20 minutes a day All right, and I think if if our neighbors our friends our family members We're all jogging every single day. I'm telling you I think we'd be a happier world I'm just saying it and listen. I know there's a lot of runners out there in the United States I don't know how many runners are in the US alone Does anybody know that stats and I don't know gosh does anybody know how many runners like actively are running right now? Globally, I don't have that number frankly. I guarantee it's probably not even a billion It's probably what maybe a half a billion 500 million. I don't know so the question of the day in 2020 this year as we begin the new year What can the DGR the demore global running YouTube running family? What can we do to reach out to more people and invite them into this sport that we love that we love like I? Just um, I don't know about you But I'm on a running break right now, and it's fine, and it's you know, it's fine It's good to take breaks for me But when I am running the sheer bliss that I experienced and I know some of it some of it is Scientific some of it is mental needs telling myself wow I'm actually enjoying this run because I'm fit and I'm moving and I'm breathing in fresh air But I also realize there's a scientific side behind it with the endorphins that be that are released into our body And it literally makes us happier human beings So why my question is why would I not want to share? That with more people around the world That's it. That's I got nothing else to say. I look forward to reading your comments down below. Thank you for being here Thanks for watching seven billion Runners And I just thought of one last point I'd be a fool not to ask you to share this vlog right now With someone anyone that you know or maybe somebody you don't even know just start sharing it on social media and inviting them to watch this and think about Taking up the sport of running I would be curious to hear the reaction of people that you know receiving this vlog watching it and does it plant a seed in their mind to Become a runner to become a runner toss in the back on the right to Gosh another inspiring vlog that'll be on the right and on the left I'll pick maybe my best racing blog on the left From 2019 just to peak the interest of some other people out there see beauty work hard and love each other See you tomorrow