'to run' it was.

So I ended up choosing 'to run' today after my last post  haha

It was my first time going running by myself, and I felt....

grown up...?

odd.

running alone = growing up in my book apparently   haha

and during the experience, I had a few revelations:

1.  my shorts has a pocket! for my keys!!

I can't tell you how much I had wished that these shorts had pockets.

I hate carrying my keys in my hands while I run...

and I accidentally stumbled upon this pocket today because my finger got stuck in it as I frantically changed into my running clothes .

(I only had 30 minutes!  because I,,, well, you know, I couldn't decide if I wanted to run  haha)

The pocket is hidden in the back part of the shorts along the elastic.

the sneaky, sneaky shorts makers!

2.  running is more fun with David.

I missed hearing about the green flashing E. Coli, the zebra fish,

and a whole lot of other sciencey things that I usually don't understand.

Though I may not reply, 

(because I can't,, trying to run here)

the running commentary on everything sciencey has always been there,

and when it wasn't there today, it was missed.

3. I become a tomato when I run!!

wow.

I had never looked at myself right after running until today.

Usually, we drink water, stretch, talk, etc,

so by the time I look at myself, I look pretty normal.

but boy, do I turn red!  it looked like my face was on fire!

so...

while other relationships begin with the girl looking all pretty and nice on a date,

ours started with the girl looking like a hyperventilating, sweaty, tomato.

huh,,,

how did this relationship grow into what it is today from such questionable beginnings? haha

well, 3 miles down, so I'm set for 3 hrs of practice!

...which is already done.

so,,, no more practicing for me today?  =D

haha  just kidding.

about to go practice now.

have a wonderful evening everyone!

--Janny

to run,, or not to run...

Hello everyone!

I have always been a pretty active person, 

--give me dancing, and I could do that for hours and hours!--

but if there was one activity that I just could NEVER bring myself to enjoy, 

it was running.

I mean, if it was a part of a sport, like basketball,

I had no problem with that,

but running for the sake of running?

I just could never get myself to enjoy it, 

or want to do it enough to do it consistently.

so that was that, no running (for the sake of running) for me. ever.

Until... I met this person.

He has got to be the most active person I know!

he runs or swims every day, and also dances with me, and etc etc,

and soon after we became dance partners, 

he asked me to go on a run.

a run!

a run?!

and I said, 'sure!'

...

excuse me?  

what did I just say?

why..?

So we went on a run together around the Rice loop.

I warned him that I was a terrible runner,

but he seemed to be unfazed by it all, so we started.

I was already dying about 2 minutes into it, 

and I remember asking how long the loop was,

and him giving me some vague answer along the lines of,

"umm,,, hmm,,,, I don't know...?"

Only when we got done, -me only half alive and probably delirious- did he tell me,

"oh, yeah, the Rice loop is 3 miles long!"

...

Despite this rocky beginning,

we kept going for runs regularly -at least 3 times a week-

and somehow, I began to enjoy it a little more.

It also helped with my tendinitis/back pains from violin playing,

and actually, a physical therapist came in to one of the career development classes I was taking last semester, and told us that one of the best things we could do to prevent/manage injuries was by getting a lot of cardio!

She told us that for an hour of practicing, we should be walking/running a mile.

so remember folks, 

1 hr of practicing = 1 mile

This semester, it's been a lot harder to fit in 3 runs a week;

we usually run M,W,F, 

but this semester, I have 3 hour opera rehearsals on those days,

and after I get done with those, all I want to do is crawl into bed or maybe get a massage,

never a run.

but today, it's so gorgeous outside, 

and the Rice campus is so beautiful and green right now too! 

so maybe,, a run?

but he is not here to run with me--off to the airport and such,

so it will be my first time going for a run by myself...

hmmm

to run,, or not to run,,,?

and here I am blogging, instead of going running,,  haha

maybe after I get done  =)

have a wonderful day!

--Janny