Ok, so here it goes. I was really hoping that I didn’t have to do this but I cannot see anyway out of it. Just give me a moment to stand up, clear my throat and utter these 12 painful words….”My name is Tyler Chase and I am a fair weather runner”
(I can here the smattering of applause now as I take the first step of many to beating this condition!)
I know what you are all thinking. ‘How did he get in this contest’ or ‘He’s not a real runner’ or even ‘Hmm figures, he is a banker after all’. Before you pass judgment please let me explain!! It wasn’t always this way; as a matter of fact one of my favorite runs ever was an 18km trek in the pouring rain!! (This was back before I had proper running clothes and my cotton shorts were so wet they were hanging down past my knees and had soap coming out of them!!!) I have also run in -25 before and in snow and in wind, so I am not a total wimp!
But things change, you get older, lazier, and heavier and then kids come along! You find that amount of free time you have drops faster than an American Bank stock!! Where before kids you had 128 hours a week of free time (168hrs in a week minus the 40 you are at work) you’re now lucky to have 3 minutes to yourself to go to the bathroom! And before you know it any excuse you can think of to not go out and run becomes very valid. Too windy, too cold, too wet, too late, too much snow, too slippery, too sick, too much to do around the house, not enough sleep, running clothes are dirty, and my personal favourite……..I’ll just go tomorrow, promise.
Yes I admit I have probably used all of these excuses in the last little while but that is not to say I have not been out running….just not as often as I should have. 🙂
But now that this contest has started it is very real, I have told many people about the blog and my goal of running a Marathon this year, so it’s time to take real action! No more excuses, no more putting it off to the next day or next week, just get out and do it!!!! Here I go!!!!!
Wow….it’s really raining here today…..maybe I’ll just start tomorrow….what’s one more day… 🙂
Kidding of course!!! I am off to run in the rain and believe it or not, I am really looking forward to it!
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