Lesson #19: Ice Cream Stop

During my high school days, I remember one specific run in my hometown. While I was running, I saw three older ladies walking for exercise. When I finished my run and was driving home, I happened to see these same three ladies pull into the local ice cream shop! I remember thinking how funny it was that I saw this irony.

Well, I have to admit that I have become those old ladies! Last night, I went for a 30 minute run and then took an hour-long cardio/interval class called Strike with my roommates. After class, we decided to stop at Wendy's for a frosty treat!!

I guess this doesn't quite follow the guidelines for post-workout nutrition. Should I mention that I had 10 chicken nuggets too?

This is why I run.

Lesson #18 Gotta Have My Gu!

So, I recently ran a 10k at Sycamore's Pumpkin Festival. I love these small-town races. I also love the kind of people these races attract. Let me tell you about one such person.

The gun went off and I hadn't taken even 10 steps past the starting line when a middle-aged, squatty man was frantically running against the flow of runners back towards the start! Not only was he running and pushing through the mass of runners, but he was doing so right in the middle of the course. Wow. Brilliant.

What was this guy frantically running back for? To pick up his Gu packet. I know this because I stepped over it. Did I mention that this was a 10k race?

Now, I do not claim to have loads of running knowledge, but I am pretty sure that the necessity of a Gu packet during a 10k is not a necessity at all.

Oh, but I do love the frequent laughs that fellow runners bring me.

Thank you, Mr. 10k Amateur.