Heart Run

Navigational Art and Directions by Colleen Yorke, © 2015.

When we search for love on the internet, it seems simple - in 0.8 seconds we are presented with a palette of choices. Page after page, love is all spelled out for us. It is easy to get lost in all the red and pink out there. The Valentine's Day Hearts Run with the DTLA Running Group is an annual favorite. We run a heart, and sometimes two, through the streets of Los Angeles. For me, having my feet in touch with the pavement, and running past so many  stories, is an incredible experience. Love truly is everywhere, we just have to open our eyes and hearts to it. So tonight, put on your running shoes, grab your sweetheart or a couple of friends, and go for a hearty run!

Always Running Against the Wind

Navigational Art and Directions by Colleen Yorke, © 2015.

Running is better than therapy. The DTLA Running Group has changed my life in profound ways. The group is made up of diverse, young professionals, who are interested in music, law, science, art, and other cultures. Some runners visit from abroad and stay with us for a brief while, tracking their marks through Los Angeles' road maze. Others have set their foot prints onto other continents and are the richer for it. Languages such as Farsi, French and Spanish are spoken, and on a weekly basis runners reload on beer and carbs, re-connecting with other pacers after a city night run. Thanks to the group I have grown as a runner, I have made great friends, and after years of uneasy relation, I finally considered Los Angeles a "home". When I run, I clear my heart and my soul. I empty out my lungs and I give my legs all I have got. And at the end of a run, I am a step closer to my new horizons. Running is better than therapy. To change things around, in the end, it is entirely up to you, and how far you are willing to run to meet your goal.