"No, it is going to be too cold."
"So what? I am going to run anyway."
"It is supposed to snow."
"I'll still go. What will you give me if I do?"
"What do you want?"
NEVER ask your wife that question. The answer came to me instantly -
"A day off of dishes."
"Done."
This morning when I got up the temperature was 12 degrees with a windchill of 5. I am not sure how, but over the course of the evening the reward was upped to two days off of dish duty. So, I ate breakfast, the sun came out and I checked the temperature again. It was up to 14 degrees, the windchill 6, gusts up to 20mph. Two days off of dishes - totally worth it!
"Hey Jimmy, it's one mile for one day right?"
"No, three miles total."
Beast!
It was cold, it was windy but I did it! 3.2 miles in 45 minutes.
Take that!
I looked very goofy - pockets stuffed with tissue and four layers will do that to you. By the time I got done my hat was crooked, but I did it!
PS - When I took off my jacket it was wet on the inside lining. My brother in law, who is very wise in these matters - is here visiting and so today he helped me pick out a new BREATHABLE jacket that will keep me warmer and less wet. Very exciting! I'll have to post a picture of that when it arrives...
PPS - My brother in law let me wear his Garmin watch while I ran. I have made fun of Garmins and people who wear them, I'll admit it. Do you really need to know how fast you are running -you're running aren't you? Isn't that good enough? Heart rate - who cares - I can feel it bursting from my chest! But, I now want one, badly. So badly that when I was at a coffee shop today, I didn't order a truffle to go with my drink because I thought "Oh, I could put that 2 bucks toward my Garmin." I told my sister in law this and she said
"Welcome to the world of obsessive exercisers."
I think she has been trying to pull me to the dark side for a long time. Now that I think about it she and her husband probably planned the whole "Hey, want to wear my watch while you run?"
So, my plan is to sell anything I can on Craigslist to make enough money to pay for a Garmin of my own!
3 comments:
You totally rock. Way to go.
YES! After all these years of making all your jokes, you have finally joined me on the "dark side" and in the obsessive world of exercise. Feels good, huh? Hard core - this officially makes you a "runner" in my book. Crazy and totally psychotic, but a runner. And, yes, I planned it all in my sick head to get you to wear my Garmin. I'm SO PROUD of YOU. You've come such a long way. Seriously, you make me proud. We had a great time with you all this weekend - leaving you all is the hardest part. Gotta get together over Spring Break ... let me know what you think.
And, yes, the Garmin is technically mine since he bought it for me for a Mother's Day present, but he hogs it and then bought me a Polar watch and heart rate monitor last year for my birthday. You should look into those too. :0)
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