That talk, again
I ran 6K today in about 33 minutes, which makes me proud.
Except I'm a little sad that my legs are still jiggly, and this is the part where we have the talk:
I am running so my heart and lungs work well, and so I keep the capacity to move and jump and stretch. Even though I not-so-secretly want the body of a model/actress, this dream is SEPARATE from running. Running is so I feel good. So I can move fast. So I can run for a bus without gasping, and jog when I'm late. It's so I feel the red-faced and sweaty satisfaction of having worked damn hard. If I want to become modelesque, I can choose to try--but that is not the goal of running. Running is for distance and for speed; it's an excuse to get outside; it's for fun. Running is not for skinny. Running is for strong.
Remind me of this, okay?
Except I'm a little sad that my legs are still jiggly, and this is the part where we have the talk:
I am running so my heart and lungs work well, and so I keep the capacity to move and jump and stretch. Even though I not-so-secretly want the body of a model/actress, this dream is SEPARATE from running. Running is so I feel good. So I can move fast. So I can run for a bus without gasping, and jog when I'm late. It's so I feel the red-faced and sweaty satisfaction of having worked damn hard. If I want to become modelesque, I can choose to try--but that is not the goal of running. Running is for distance and for speed; it's an excuse to get outside; it's for fun. Running is not for skinny. Running is for strong.
Remind me of this, okay?