Friday, June 29, 2012
Going for a run...all of me's
So, I started running again...
I've always been an avid gym-goer, but running has never been my thing. However, since my family and I moved to the country, it's started to seem like a great exercise option...I have more open road space than anyone could want, and I don't have to drive all the way into town to hit the gym.
Running, to me, is a great many things...It is not, however, fun.
Below is a transcript detailing a conversation in which I partook with my NikePlus iPhone app, my self, my body, and my common sense.
Self: Okay...I can do this, four and a half miles is really not that far, and I did four last week.
Sense: Yes, but it wasn't ninety degrees then.
Self: Oh, whatever...it'll be fine.
Sense: Oh sure, just dismiss me...that worked out well when we were in college.
NikePlus(voice of a lovely, kind woman): Begin workout.
Self: Woo-hoo...Let's go!
Two minutes later...
Nike Plus(voice of a firm, driven coach): Point two five miles completed.
Self: That can't be right...I was faster than this in high school!
Sense: And thinner, and with more hair....
Eight minutes later...
Body: Our legs are starting to hurt....are you sure you're doing this right?
Self: Of course I'm sure...I've been running since I was three years old...Liam even knows how to run.
Sense: He's also afraid of the shadows in his room...oh wait...so are you.
Self: They look as if-
NikePlus(voice of drill instructor from Full Metal Jacket): one point two miles completed...move your fat ass.
Forty minutes later...
Self: This...bad...idea
Sense: I tol-
Self: Oh, shut up!
Body: Full system shut down in...five...four...
NikePlus(voice of the devil himself)- point zero one eight miles to go....you're not done yet!
Self: Isn't this where I'm supposed to get runner's high?
Sense: Runner's high is a myth propagated by runners trying to convince you that what we just endured is a worthwhile and pleasurable activity.
Self: For once, I think we agree.
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