This song, by the Spencer Davis Group, came up on my iPod today, as I was struggling to keep running up a hill. It was enough to make me laugh, and to, indeed, keep on running. It got me a fair few looks from drivers of passing cars, too, along the lines of "look at the wierdo"...but then again I get those for running full stop!
I've been putting off writing this post, because I am paranoid about jinxing this.
I love running. I never thought I'd say that! Admittedly, it's only been a week, but today I spent £70 on very nice trainers to run in, and presumably that kick in the wallet is enough of a kick in the bum to 'keep on running'. I'm wary of saying it, but I think I may be turning into...heck, may have already turned into!...one of them. Those people who I am wont to call 'crazy', 'insane', and 'mental'. Those people who come home, drenched in sweat, aching all over, and stop and say "my god, that was hard. And it was bloody BRILLIANT!"
There is nothing like the high of hard physical work.
I have caught myself walking down my road after a hard run, feeling my heart rate slow and sweat trace tracks down the side of my face, with the sun catching the side of my body...and smiling.
God, it feels good.
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Quick, get this girl a tub of ice cream, a movie and a sofa before it's too late!
Whenever I feel like exercise, I lie down until the feeling passes. ~Robert M. Hutchins
You know what I think. I'm smiling!
I hate running. So much. I cannot imagine ever enjoying it. Ever. It'd be awfully convienient in fitness terms if I did like it though, as it's one of the few exercise activites that can be done almost anywhere, anytime.
Flix, do you like exercise in general? This is my favourite kind of exercise because all I have to do it get changed and go. I love love love swimming but the prospect of walking/getting a bus to the pool then getting naked and squiggling into a tiny scrap of material and then having to shower and get dressed and walk home with soaking wet hair...god, too much hassle!
Ditto with going to the gym. And I haven't done any team sports since school.
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