Take it Easy

Today was an easy day, so I ran a mile on the track -- just me and The Masses (what was it you called them? I expect an email with the answer M&M). Sometimes, my bowling team runs on Wednesdays, not today though. Still, I had my clothes so I headed down to the track anyway. I ran in circles four times, and then walked one more. I figured it was enough to get up my heart rate and remind my muscles that they do need to work, whether they like it or not.

It was sorta cool being back at prack tractice. I reminisced about all my failed attempts at field events (high jump, discus, shot put, javelin), the races that made me puke (damn you 800 and 1000!), the races that were just embarassing (OK, that was all of them). All the kiddoes were doing their little things -- girls running in a pack, a few hurdlers (one kid had horrible form, it hurt to watch), sprinters practicing their starts, the relays practicing hand-offs. It was like being in a Bruegel painting.

The really cool thing was that I saw some of my students -- and they said hi! Obviously, it was students that I don't hate. One of them even initiated a full conversation with me. I could tell him that I used to run (15 years ago) and that I was training for a half marathon. It was sweet.

Maybe my bowling team will show up next week and I will go for more than a mile. But it gets a little boring after awhile with no one to talk to and no one watching.