Greg: Babe what are you doing?
Me: Putting music on my IPod. I need to motivate myself.
Greg: When are you going running?
Me: As soon as I'm done. You know my IPod has this funny thing going on with the screen but it is still working great. If I knew that I would eventually get healthy and workout I would have gotten a smaller one (a 30 GB is a little big when you run and it rubs).
Greg: Yeah who knew.
Me: But it still works great. It's about seven years old.
Greg: It's not that old.
Krista: Yeah it is you got it for me for our first Christmas.
Greg: Huh
So for about 30 minutes I download some music and get the running playlist together. I decide that I am going to run the supermarket. It is 2.4 miles from the house. I have to make Easter appetizers so I do not have too much time. We make a plan that Greg is going to pick me up at the market in 30 minutes.
So here we go...... Out the door..... New Earphones in...........
Jar of Hearts- That's the Warm Up
Adele- Rolling in deep- Getting warmer and I am off.
E.T- Now we are rolling and I am pumped to go. I look at my watch and I realize I am doing good on time. I am not flying but my pace is steady.
F**K You- Cee Lo Green- I am good, I'm about to take the hill. Now I am going
Jennifer Lopez- On the Floor- Almost at the Giant ---- Kill it Krista! Kill It!
.................... Why the blank spaces. The IPod stopped. I hit the button, nothing is happening.... I hit it again-frozen.
So I begin running humming music in my head, hearing every sound of the road, and I even hear the weird gentlemen caller that I wish will never call on me again. I see the sign, "Hello Giant. "
I realize that I am ahead of schedule but I have lost my luster. It went with the death of the IPod that I had praised for its seven years of loyalty. So I begin to run back. I figure that Greg will be picking me up any minute. I walk/run the same way that I came.
I realize that the path back seems to be more uphill. I begin to think to myself, "I should have put on sun block." As I climb the hill I begin to take in the beautiful scenery around me. The grass is green, the flowers are in full bloom and there are dogs being walked everywhere. I then begin to think about all the stories I hear of runners being chased by dogs. I look at the flowers and I begin to think how when flowers bloom bees come out and my very allergic a** does not have my Epi Pen, where would I even put it, oh no do I have to get a fanny pack, no I can't do it.
I wonder if I can stuff the Epi Pen in with the ladies. Please don't make me have to get an fanny pack. I just keep jogging thinking about the impending doom of the bee sting knowing that Greg will be coming to get me.
Halfway home- run- walk- run-walk. I don't understand why I am so tired. Oh I know why, I decided to speed up my pace there because I did not think I was going to be doing a longer run.
Yeah the stop light to my community- What happened to Greg? I start hoping that he is okay because it is not like him to forget me. I realize I do not have any cell phone to call and check..... Oh god I'm going to end up with a **** fanny pack-It's going to be ten pounds and weigh me down.
"Is that a Mazda I see?" Yes Greg is there but there is no place for him to pick me up. I run into the community and he grabs me. I head home shower and we get ready for Easter. I then realize that I actually did pretty good time.
We get home from Easter dinner and the IPod is no longer frozen Yeah. Tomorrow I will give it another try and hopefully my faithful friend will decide to work. And for the love of god please do not let me need a fanny pack. I just don't want to go down like that.
