Running Her Mouth: Running That Loop

Blog Mission, In Simple Terms

"I'm a road-runner, baby." Jr. Walker

I'm a road-runner running and writing a blog consisting of run~on sentences about running while sharing a deep concentration with the music in my ears, so that one day my boys, Elijah and Levi, will be able to read up and keep it real; Run~ons just may be the most effective way to convey my health seeking mission to people who don't know me or do, but then I pretty much like the idea that language/structure can be as playful as the subject itself, plus the reader may decide that running~on in a run~on sentence kind~of~way, might be beneficial to him or her that is right now, as of this moment here, basically undiscovered or unawakened.

The blog used to be heavily augmented by my facebook page which featured SOTD (song of the day), however I don't have the time to do that anymore; the blog has also taken on a very flexible schedule of it's own where I closely examine pretty much anything I want, in my own special way, something that piqued my interest during the previous month; if it piques yours, well, that would be pretty cool, too.
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Thursday, October 15, 2009

Running That Loop

I saw you again yesterday running that loop. We pass each other twice because we are heading in opposite directions, but I think I'm faster than you, except I had to pee at mile 8 and that took several minutes because of my hydration pack. I'm faster after I pee. If we talk sometime, I'd tell you that drinking coffee may not be the best just before a long run because it's a diuretic and makes you pee. I like your gloves. In the marathon, if I have to pee, I will not stop and head for a squat, I will go on myself. I like that you smile at me. Hey, so today I am aware of all my muscles from the groin down, the quads feel tough. I think you're cute, actually. And you move well.

For once I really love something because it's quiet and singular, what interests me the most about running is being alone and being powered by my own spirit. Maybe it's just because people can be cute.

Running these miles means more to me now than it did while in the process of changing. That girl is gone now. From here on out it is about fine tuning my brain to deal with longer and longer harder runs. There is a program for my head that I'm working on. Knocking down miles and processing kilometers in my head. 5k, 8k, 10, 12k, [30k, 40k+] are just stages that I will watch pass by and those moments will pass me by (hopefully quickly) and I will watch my pace and listen to my head and hunt down anyone I see in front of me.

Do you run that same loop every Wednesday? I usually have a different Wednesday loop, with a total uphill time of just over thirty minutes. Yeah, I know, me too.