Weird confession time: I don’t like walking places. Don’t get me wrong, I still like going for walks as an activity, but when it comes walking in order to get to a destination, I’d really rather not.
You would think that as a runner, I would be keen to take the stairs, park away from the door and walk through the lot, or walk to work on a regular basis. But no. I don’t think it is because I am being lazy – it’s that walking to get somewhere feels so darned slow and tedious!
Take this morning for example: I ran for an hour, and then walked to work. Trudging along the sidewalk just seemed to take forever! Between forcing the pace and wearing wildly inappropriate footwear (okay, so that part is totally avoidable) I actually made my shins ache.
Even reading back through what I have just written, it looks crazy, but I know I am not the only one! I have had discussions with other runners who feel the same way.
What about you?
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I’m with you on that one. When I run, it feels like I’m flying. Trudging along at a walking pace, even if I don’t have the energy to run instead, can feel like such a grind!
Funny how we will run 42 k …usually in a big circle.,.. but have to drive to the store and back…oh… and the open toe shoes usually are not a good choice in the snow EJ….Cheers !!!
I’m with you, Karen. If I have to get to work on foot, I usually just run. It’s 3.5K, so takes me about 30 minutes to walk, 15 to jog (with my backpack, etc.). I also usually jog the 1.5K to the skytrain instead of taking the bus– it’s usually faster. 🙂
Jennifer – I would totally jog to work except that I have curly hair that is not user-friendly, so it ends up one of two ways – the stringy wet-rat look, or the giant puff ball look!
You are definitely not being lazy Karen. After all of that running you deserve the break. I did hear that walking is good recovery after a run though.
Love the blog, keep up the good work!