Thursday, January 04, 2007

This is why they call running a "mental" sport

Exercise: Running
Distance: 2.77 miles
Time: 27.15
Average pace: 9.49/mile
Location: bike path
Weather: low 50's, rainy, windy

I had a shit day. I mean, my legs felt like crap, I didn't want to run and it was wet and cold and windy. Needless to say, I was not in the best frame of mind when I laced up my shoes. I had several conversations with myself that went something like this:

I: Hi Myself
Myself: Shut up
I: Wow. Somebody's cranky.
Myself: Yeah, well, you would be too if you had to run in this freaking weather.
I: Uh, genius, I am running in this weather. You? Me? Same person!
Myself: Oh yeah? then why are you so happy?
I: Because we get to run! Isn't it great?
Myself: Uh huh.
I: We have our nike+ gadget all queued up and ready to roll with all kinds of motivational songs
Myself: more like crap
I: and it's not too crowded out here
Myself: except for a bunch of stupid people and their stupid dogs
I: and the sun is tucked behind the clouds
Myself: stupid rain
I: and we're going to have a great run today!
Myself: Shut up you loser

...five minutes later

Myself: I want to stop
I: But we just got started
Myself: So? This sucks
I: Come on! You can do it!
Myself: No I can't
I: Yes you can. Just hang in there and you'll start to feel better
Myself: dodododododododo...I hate this....dodododododododododo
I: what are you doing?
Myself: trying to block you out of my head so I can stop running
I: Come on! Keep moving!

....ten minutes later

Myself: Oh sweet merciful heavens!!!!!
I: what are you complaining about now?
Myself: I want to stop!!!!!!!!!
I: Why?
Myself: I'm tired
I: Get over it.
Myself: It's too far
I: It's 3 lousy miles
Myself: It's too far
I: Oh look! A tree! Look at that beautiful tree!
Myself: Shut up. Quit trying to distract me from my pain
I: How's your foot?
Myself: Fine
I: then you have no reason to stop. Keep going!

...and in the end.

Myself:
Thank God that's over!
I: Great job!
Myself: Yeah, that wasn't too bad.
I: Oh shut up! You complained the entire time

4 comments:

Jenn said...

Rofl at you and yourself...LOL You guys sound like me and myself!

kate said...

Yeah, we're a crazy bunch. You should hear us on the long runs. Gets pretty rediculous.

vanessa40 said...

LOL...thanks..i need that this morning. I'm having the same kind of weather here and it sucks..and yes i got behind three different people and their huge dogs..can you please move over to one side of the path...thank you..jeez...
Hope you are having a better day :)

Vanessa

kate said...

I'm not sure which is worse: dog's not on leashes or dogs ON leashes. If the dog is on a leash, I ALWAYS manage to get tangled up in the leash and the dog. If the dog is not on a leash, they chase me.

I don't do well with dogs.