Start time: 6/5/03, 6:45pm
Location: Local neighborhood
Activity: Running
Distance: 2.5 miles
Run:Walk ratio: 3:1
Average pace: 13:45min/mile

So I decided that I wanted some peace and quiet when I went running last night, so I left the iPod at home. What I got, well, that’s an entirely different story…

Greg’s Body And What It Had To Say:

Left Calf: You know how your body doesn’t ever really warm up for the first mile or so? Well, in light of that I am going to be a little stiff.
Right Thigh: In an effort to keep you balanced, I will sympathetically stiffen up as well.
Left Hip: Ooh, ooh, can I play too?
Left Calf: No.
Left Hip: Drat.
Ears: In an effort to be helpful, we will start running Liz Phair’s “Divorce Song” through your head to keep you company. “And when you asked… for a separate room…”
Right Foot: Stop that! Stop that right now! Here, I will distract you by almost stepping on a huge rock that is mysteriously sitting in the middle of the sidewalk.
Left Calf: I know that I’ve been loosening up, but now I will momentarily tighten so you don’t forget about me.
Eyes: Hey, are we going to get home in time to watch The Amazing Race?
Left Wrist: Yeah, I think so. Aren’t you going a little fast?
Nose: Gak. Freshly spread mulch smell.
Ears: “And it’s true that I stole your lighter…”
Right Thigh: I’m bored and tired of this game. I will loosen up and leave you alone now.
Ears: “And it’s also true that I lost the map…”
Forehead: Is it safe for me to drip sweat into your eyes now?
Ears: “But when you said that I wasn’t worth talking to…”
Mouth: How about a drink of water?
Entire Body: “I had to take your word on that!”
…silence…
Left Wrist: Hey, we took that first mile and a quarter a little faster than what we were aiming for! That means the second mile and a quarter we get to go a little slower!
Entire Body: Hurrah! We love slower!

Repeat over and over again.

(Postscript: And then the second half was still a little fast.)