What did the runners do before music players and running apps were strapped to their arms? They probably enjoyed their surroundings without wondering did I do a great split then? Did I hit a negative that time? How many kms did I run so far?
Tonight I ran with the girls and Hunter ( our mascot) and I thought I would have time to set my app ready to go, well as soon as I stepped out of the car... come on Gina let's go. I had a moment to switch on Map My Run and I was off... got to the guard rail and I looked at my distance, my eyes were too frozen to gaze any further, so I paused my app while we had a small recoup before heading back. What really bugged me was that at sometime during the run back the app in my pocket decided to put itself on pause, when I got so far in I took it out of my pocket to see how close I was to 5K, it was still on pause so I have no idea how my splits were after all.
Any one that runs with me know they can hear me coming behind them, if I am close enough. Shelley once said If Gina doesn't sound like that then you got something to worry about. From the get go I have always found it difficult to get my breathing rhythm with my steps, tonight without my music in my ears I listened to my breathing and I do struggle so I came up with a little counting 1........2........3........4..........1...... etc and that way I was able to control my steps to my breathing I still continue to cough and spit and rocket my way to the end.
Tonight I ran with a new pair of sneakers so I had a smaller challenge trying to level out my feet to a more fitted pair to the ill pair that I just graduated from. I am like a snail leaving one home for the other wondering how they will feel for the long run. I have never believed that I could ever spend so much on sneakers, mine were always the department store no name shoe that suited my needs. I started off running with PRC with the Rocker Shoes BAD BAD idea, always find new shoes when starting out running, don't put on the pair that you had since last June beating around town, award your feet with proper running footwear. Think of your sneakers as classy cars do you want to be seen and feel luxury like a Lincoln or a scuffed up holy pair of the scrap heap? You will soon see how much it means to have paid the price.
Come down to it having technology and not having technology I found that not having it I enjoyed my run and concentrated what was going on around me than a robotic sound of the app telling me 1 km you have ran this km in 8.53 minutes per km. Your pace is this and your split was that. The song I will have in my head will be the Sounds of Silence for my next run and leave Map My Run at home.
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