The happiness of pursuit

I saw the phrase "the happiness of pursuit" in the Dallas Morning News' running blog a few weeks ago and it immediately stuck in my head.  What an apt description of running (and other athletic pursuits).  When I set out for a training run or race I always have a goal in mind, whether distance, time, both, or something else.  The end result is often satisfying, but the effort itself it always rewarding, no matter the outcome.  Achieving a goal is great, but just having the goal and working toward it is fun too.  So much of life is about making things easier, sometimes it's nice to deliberately seek out the hard way.  Thus, the happiness of pursuit.  And thus, a name change for the blog.