5 km clinic — 2 months ago
I have been participating in a 5 km clinic through the Running Room since the New Year. Joining the clinic was just the boost I needed: since I’ve put out some money for this, I have to show up; being part of a group makes me feel more committed, ie, shamed if I don’t show up; and chatting with group members as we run makes the time and km’s fly by so easily!!
It’s also a lot of fun to be a part of a group of wackos that run in this wintry weather, including snow storms, a full-out blizzard, minus 25 degrees C, etc. We must be dedicated athletes ‘cause a fellow felt compelled to roll down his truck window as he passed us in the blizzard last week to yell out what I thought at first was “Sweethearts”. Turns out he yelled “Retards”. Our group leader, Paul, apparently has better hearing than I do when the wind is blistering the skin off my face on the left going out, then on the right coming back… Oh well.
The fellow in the truck is probably a 2-pack a day smoker, drinks to excess, eats the typical North American Heart Attack-inducing diet, weighs 100 lb more than he should and watches 7 hours of TV each evening.
It’s easy for me to feel smug—tee hee hee. So “Sweethearts” it is!
