I run because it's a healthy thing to do. I run because it helps me stay sane, and stay fit. I run because I like how I feel when I'm done. I run because I like having a goal to work towards. I have lots of good reasons for running, but I also run because it's a good way to procrastinate doing other stuff.
When I don't feel like doing work, or cleaning up the house, or studying, or dealing with life, I can go for a run to procrastinate all of those things. But today I was procrastinating my run. I did some work, unloaded the dishwasher, folded some laundry, did a bit more work, read some blogs, checked my work email, checked my personal email, looked for new music to run to, did a bit more work, put on my running clothes, made a phone call for work, then finally, received a phone call for work with some news I needed some time to think about, which sent me out the door running.
I don't know why I was putting it off today. It is a beautful day, the sun is shining, it's not too windy. I'm not sick, I didn't eat too much, I've been consciously staying hydrated. Of course, once I got out there, I felt fine, and all I wanted to do today was a little 5 km loop nice and slow.
In the end, I went 5.5 km in 34:35. It's tough to really slow down, probably because fast for me isn't really that fast. I ran the first 2 km in 11 minutes, which is speedier than normal for me. I changed my music and got down to a nice, slow pace for the rest of the run.
I got home, wrote this, and got right back to work, forgetting to publish it until Saturday morning!
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