I broke the left earbud of my earphones halfway through my run today and you know what... I KEPT RUNNING. I deserve a god damn medal or something.
But seriously though... wtf, earphones. I would die instantly of sadness if I didn't have music while I ran so I kept the right earbud in despite the weird balance issues it caused. The worst part was when I convinced myself that the dog barking during the last quarter mile stretch was barking at my jiggly ass.
Thoughts like these are exactly why I need to be shut off from the world when I take my running outdoors.
In interesting news, I read an article about how to become a more effective runner. Sad news to report: people with less body fat (read: more muscles) burn more calories, and running on a treadmill versus walking only burns 1.01 times the calories (running outdoors versus walking outdoors, however, burns 1.2 times the calories). So I guess I'm fucked on the body fat part, but at least I kicked the treadmill habit? It's silly how much time is devoted to conducting studies such as these because on the one hand the research is making me feel discouraged about my calorie-burning abilities, and on the other hand who gives a shit? Like, really. Who gives a shit?
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