I know that it takes a lot of imagination to call what I do in the morning running, but in my secret moments that's what I call it. This morning when I was "running" a women passed by and gave me the international sign for "man you are slow!" This is how it happens. As soon as the faster runner passes you, they look at their watch. They don't really care what the time is. It is a signal to tell you they ran by you and it only took such and such time, or in other words "what is taking you so long?" They don't care how far you have already ran or how far you are going, it's just a signal for you to look at your watch and see how slow you are going. I now know this happens all over the world.
I have to admit that on the rare occasion when I pass someone while running, I do the same thing. I look at my watch in a way the other runner is sure to see. In fact, I have to admit that I enjoy sending the message mainly because I don't get to do it very often.
When I got home this morning, the first question Lynette asked was, "Did you only run six miles today?" Sounds innocent enough, right? However, that is also code for, "you mean to tell me that it took you that long to only go six miles?" Sometimes I wonder why I run! If you want to call it that!
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