Monday, May 20, 2013

My Hour Long ADD Run...




My Hour Log ADD Run…

So this morning (not like it is so different from any other) I went out on my run full of random thoughts. They went a little something like this:

Wow what a great morning for a run. 63 degrees, new kicks, and my clothes somewhat match though the shirt is not a technical running shirt given its 100% cotton and it has a scout camp logo on it. My Garmin, the HR monitor, and the iPod nano (old school). I guess I am missing the IV feeding and the breathing mask to complete the look. The shoes (thanks to MD at Fitness Sports) really do not match ANYTHING I own or would own but they work. Oh nice, guess I have broken in these shoes officially as they now have mud on them. It’s all good. Bound to happen sometime and its not like I am wearing them to dine at the top floor of the Principle Building. High school. OMG has that been awhile. Chris G (AKA the fastest man alive), Stella A with her bionic leg, Avie, Pudrick, and for Bill M, I am guessing the pictures of me still have me running with my eyes closed. Now I wear sunglasses to avoid the awkward face. Carole D was such an inspiration in her love of the sport. Wish I could have loved running as much as she seemed to back in high school. Oh my knees…seriously they look fat. Maybe if I had the fat suctioned out they would look as good as Cindy Crawford from her workout video we use to use Freshman year in college. Oh wait, maybe that is what keeps them from being injured. Nevermind-not to mention, surgery and hospitals freak me out. Well maybe not so much since I have been working in one. Oh dear lots of police cars this morning. Must be the shift change. So nice to see people out running and walking and being active. Wow random stranger driving by with a Mountain Dew can in his hand. Breakfast of champions! Love that I am back at work. Oh must remember to text someone about an appointment for a client. REMEMBER, REMEMBER, REMEMBER! That poor squirrel. Wonder if he is related to the one that ran underneath my tire on the way to church a few years ago. Yes, I am not going to heaven for that…well actually I am not going to heaven for A LOT of things. I wonder how my dog Robert is doing speaking of heaven. That miniature schnauzer looks so much like him. I like that people actually are riding the bus around here. Good to see not everyone drives to work. I hope I can miss this last stop light as I have hit every one since I began. Good break-I guess though I am not killing myself today. What is that smell? Oh cigarette smoke. Must be coming from the apartment building to my left. NO, it’s from the guy who is walking just in front of me. What? Perhaps he feels he is using the walking to negate the effects of smoking? Look at all these guys out walking the purse dogs. Do people really not notice a human being is crossing the street? Perhaps an Afro Circus wig from Madagascar III would help me get noticed by cars? Almost home, is this really over? Okay well circle around my house once to ensure I get in the full hour. Back!

If you could actually keep up with this train of thought, perhaps you have a chance at keeping up with me…embrace your random thoughts!


(Disclaimer: any misspellings are due to the random thought process not to mention, my brain doesn't function normally during a run.)

Sunday, January 13, 2013

What do uCarry while uTune?


As I was running one day, listening to my iPod Nano, my mind wandered and thought about what other people listened to on their headphones while running. I also thought about how “back in the day" I use to run with my tape player in my hand to have tunes while I ran up Old Forge Road and down Barringer through other various streets in town. At that point I never ran much more than 3-6 miles in one day. Seven years ago while visiting my home town I had a 16 miler on my schedule. I realized very quickly how small my town was when running 16 miles took me through my town and the two neighboring towns with miles to spare. After thinking about carrying the tape player (weight training while running) and then the disc-player (slightly less weight to carry but equally as awkward), I became very appreciative for the invention of the MP3 player. I also was very grateful for my brother who introduced me to my first Nano back in 2006. Can you really tell a lot about a person by what is on their MP3 player? I figure that I might as well share one of my playlists. Here is what my medium pace 5-miler consists of:

Song 2                                            Blur
Pale                                                Aesthetic Perfection
Lightwave                                      VNV Nation
Jackie Will Save Me                      Shiny Toy Guns
Sinnerman                                      Nina Simone & Felix Da Housecat
Barbra Streisand                            Duck Sauce
Mr. Saxobeat (Radio Edit)            Alexandra Stan
Easy                                               Paula DeAnda

So what does this say about me? Have I still been able to retain some mystery? Perhaps my 24-mile playlist would remove my enigmatic side? What do uTune?