Follow The Leader

I'm trying. I really am...

As many of you know, I used to run cross-country and track in high school (Varsity State champs my senior year). After graduation I took some time off from running. When I transfered to SFA in 2004 I decided that I wanted to start back running again. My first year in the dorms, I met another freshman named Jarrod who also used to run in high school. We became really good running buddies. We'd go running every night at 9 for our evening runs around campus and around town. During the winter months, after our runs, we'd walk back to our rooms to gather our things for a shower. Since the showers took for-ev-er to warm up, we'd go into the shower rooom and turn on the showers to get them warmed up. I had a favorite stall that I like to shower in. What was so special about this stall? Nothing really, it was just really spacious. Oddly enough, Jarrod had a favorite stall, too, haha. So when I'd go and turn "my" shower on to warm up, I'd also go and turn his on, too. We'd go into our rooms, grab our towls and soap, then head back to the shower, where the showers would be nice and hot. There'd never be anybody else in there, so Jarrod and I were free to talk about whatever without having to worry about others listening. Good times. Yeah, running back at SFA was just about as fun as running in high school. Jarrod and I even ran in the schools annul Race for Life breast cancer fun run. Jarrod and I always placed in the top 5.

I said all of that to move into my next topic. Running

I work out...alot. Even on my days off from the gym, I work out. I've beeng going strong for about four months, with no break (other than my usual one day rest day). I decided that it was time for me to take a week off and let my body rest. But like I said earlier, even when I'm not supposed to be working out, I am. So, this week, instead of working out at the gym, I've just been doing cardio. I've been running at the park for the past couple of days. I have completely forgotten how different running on a treadmill is from running at the park. My calves, quads, and hammys are super sore. I might try some swimming tomorrow...

While I'm on the topic of working out at such, allow me to step up on my soapbox for a minute. Topic #1: People on their phones. How the hell do you expect to get any kind of workout accomplished while you're yappin' on your phone while on the treadmill or while walking at the park. First of all, you certainly can't be paying attention to your surroundings. I think it's just as bad as driving and text or driving and talking. Oh, oh, oh!!!! And the people that just stand around and talk. I hate you the worst. You're just sitting there on the machine that I need you use, running you're mouth about some gay recipe you saw on Good Morning America, or how if you meet this month's quota, you'll get that bonus and finally be able to buy that new Chevy Camaro that'll get you through this mid-life crisis. You know? I really could on forever about the things that piss me off while at the gym. But I'm not. You know why? Because I'm hungry, that's why.

Good morning.