A Running Parallel with Art

When I run without my MP3 player I tend to run in a contemplative mode as I am forced to occupy my mind with something other than music. 

I have always been envious of persons who have artistic talent.  I would love to be able to transfer three dimensional scenes onto a two dimensional platform.  If artists are able to make this transformation then why don't they paint popular imagery, sell them, and live well off the riches of their efforts ?

In a similar vein, if their is a running training regimen which has proven to be successful then why isn't the regimen published or sold and  runners at large adopt the regimen ?  In other words, why doesn't a formula for successful running exist ?

The beauty or difficulty with art is you have to craft a composition without knowing how your art will be received by the public. In a similar vein, a runner has to create a training regimen without knowing how well their body will respond to the training. In each case you are making decisions based upon your past experiences in hope the fruits of your labor will be more rewarding in the future.

Because everyone's physiological canvas is unique I believe it would be difficult to design a 'one size fits all' running training regimen.  And because everyone's tastes are unique, it is difficult for the artist to craft work which everyone will find alluring.  The pursuit of artwork to be embraced by the masses or the personal training regimen to be embraced by one's own body is the driving force which propels both artists and runners through repeated cycles of successes and failures.

PHOTO: Pemaquid Lighhouse, Maine