I started running around my 30th birthday. I wanted to lose weight I didn’t anticipate the serenity. Being in motion, suddenly my body was busy and so my head could work out some issues I had swept under a carpet of wine and cheese. Good therapy, that’s a good run.

Weatherly describes taking up running around age thirty with a practical goal—weight loss—but discovering an unexpected psychological benefit: serenity. The quote frames running as a form of embodied therapy: when the body is occupied by rhythmic motion, the mind gains space to process problems that had been numbed or avoided through indulgence (“wine and cheese”). The contrast suggests a shift from coping by distraction to coping by engagement. The closing line—“Good therapy, that’s a good run”—elevates exercise from mere fitness routine to a restorative practice, implying that sustained movement can catalyze clarity, emotional regulation, and self-honesty.