User blog:Spikewitwicky/May 24, 2016 - Spike's Journal Entry



If you think you're in relatively good health, try going out for a 'fun run' with a Joe. My doctor says I'm in pretty good shape. After doing this journal, I run daily - around 5:45 in the morning. My heart - good. Cholesterol - good. Weight - good. The only thing that my doctor said will eventually haunt me is the arthritis brought on by all of the broken bones and injuries I've sustained since like... I guess when I was 14.

Anyway - I went on a "fun run" with Lifeline yesterday. And I'm feeling it today. All things calculated, I think we went about 11 miles. In Seattle. I usually do 5-6 miles a day around Autobot City. But it's desert (warm) and flat, and the ground is pretty soft.

Anyway - not making excuses, just laying out my typical running routine. Now, running with Lifeline. We were running in Seattle. Lots of uneven trails. Lots of ascents. Around the 3 mile mark, I was already starting to work up a healthy sweat. I looked over at Lifeline, and dude didn't have a drop on him.

It got crazier. Around mile 7, I was starting to lag behind. Lifers ended up slowing his pace to 'keep with my pace' - which I hate. I HATE it when I slow people. That's why I hate it when I feel like I'm like 12 steps behind Crosscut.

Anyway - we made it. Although this morning, I feel like iron rods have been pounded into my calves. We'll see if this experience was good enough to have Lifers ask me for another run.