The tangibility of running

I have been trying to think of a way to express this without sounding like a loon, but I often feel that running is like a tangible being. It often feels as if running, or what running produces is with me on a run. It takes on different forms depending on the run and where I am in my life. Here are some examples.

My son was born with a bleeding blood vessel in his brain, and he had to have a brain operation when he was a week old. The doctors said he had a 50% chance to survive the operation, he might be paralyzed on one side, and his sight and vision might be affected. Everyone…