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Monday, March 17, 2008
Run, Lola, Run.
I want to be a runner. People are always talking about how much they love running. They run races every weekend. They have t-shirts from all their races. They casually mention how they went "for a run" in conversations. They have really great bodies, no fat anywhere. It's all very attractive. I firmly believe that running is the thing that will finally help me get rid of the last of my baby weight. There is only one problem. I really hate running. I don't like to be uncomfortable and I am just a little lazy. For some reason these things are not issues in the gym. I can do the elliptical for hours. I can kickbox all day. Power yoga is my favorite thing ever. When I try to go for a run, I get all whiny. I have tried to start running several times but I can never get past the first few weeks. This time is going to be different. I have retrieved the fancy running shoes that I bought the last time I decided to be a runner and this time I am going to wear them out. I am not allowed to give up due to dislike until at least Thanksgiving. If I don't like it by then, there is nothing that can be done for me. I am going to run races and get t-shirts and casually mention my morning run. So, all you runners out there, tell me why I am going to love it and how it's going to change my life, just to get me through that first few weeks.
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4 comments:
Good luck with that, Ang. I'm a avid NON-runner. I've tried to like it, too. I took running on college hoping it would turn me into a runner. I ran all my required miles, every day, for a whole semester. I got an A. Then, I threw away my running shoes. I never got runners high. I still run like a duck.
I have this website bookmarked in case I ever take up running, as I every-so-often plan to do: http://www.coolrunning.com/engine/2/2_3/181.shtml
Best of luck to ya!
Good luck- I hate running too. Right now I am signed up to do a 5K- The only thing getting me going is knowing I need to look somewhat decent because about 20 other people from work are doing it and I am extremely competitive. In fact, I did a mini tri, when I was completely out of shape and got physically sick for 2 weeks after (good news, I only came in 40 seconds after the first person). But, good luck, sign up now for the races, get someone to run with you, and you will have to start running a lot so you don't totally humiliate yourself the day of the race by not being able to keep up.
Good luck Ang! Count me out of that. I am a walker that occasionally gets the urge to run. It lasts for a five or six minutes and then I remember why I am a walker.
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