Hello my lovelies,
How are we doing?
Well?
Good.
Me too.
It's gross weather out here in Eugene,
January rain.
Boo :(
What's the worst about that?
You become a hermit and stay inside,
because who wants to run in the rain?
Crazy people?
or...
total. badasses.
Yeah you heard.
Running in the rain is so underrated.
No one can tell you're sweating-
"Oh no, that's not perspiration, it's the rain."
No one can hear you way out of breath-
*gasp "No totall-" *gasp "-y I love-" *gasp "-jogging too-" *gasp
In fact,
if you're not a runner,
and you want to start,
start in the rain!
I know,
I probably haven't convinced you yet...
So here's a list of reasons why you should,
and you will.
How are we doing?
Well?
Good.
Me too.
It's gross weather out here in Eugene,
January rain.
Boo :(
What's the worst about that?
You become a hermit and stay inside,
because who wants to run in the rain?
Crazy people?
or...
total. badasses.
Yeah you heard.
Running in the rain is so underrated.
No one can tell you're sweating-
"Oh no, that's not perspiration, it's the rain."
No one can hear you way out of breath-
*gasp "No totall-" *gasp "-y I love-" *gasp "-jogging too-" *gasp
In fact,
if you're not a runner,
and you want to start,
start in the rain!
I know,
I probably haven't convinced you yet...
So here's a list of reasons why you should,
and you will.
10 Reasons Running Doesn’t Suck as Much as you Thought
1. Hot people work out. Running is working out. Be hot. Run.
2. You can lose weight by eating nothing but celery… or you can run for an hour, eat a cookie after, and still look killer in shorty-shorts. One of these options makes you bitchy; the other makes you awesome.
3. Use your iPod and your run suddenly becomes a safe place to listen to death metal rage without people fearing for your sanity. Don’t kid yourself, Slipknot fans are scary.
4. When your melodramatic friend, your boss and your nagging to-do list won’t leave you alone, calmly put on your running shoes and head out the door. They’re not going to chase you, and it’s a safer alternative to storming out with both middle fingers in the air (though you can -and should- still do this in your head, just for spectacular effect).
5. You’ll discover spandex yoga pants are good for more than just buying Cosmo and Cheez-its at Target. (You’ll also discover how good they look on you after a month of running.)
6. Running is the last place you have to “be a lady.” However, since you are one, doesn’t it feel good when you pass the boys who are totally dragging?
7. Getting a run in before happy hour means you get tipsy on half a glass of wine instead of your usual two. That’s not a diet plan, that’s just sound economic planning.
8. Studies have shown that runners have better sex. Sex counts as a cross-training workout, which in turn makes you a better runner, which – hello! – leads to even better sex. Really, the whole thing is full of win-wins.
9. Girls are lucky; there’s an entire industry committed to making us look awesome while getting our sweat on. Workout clothes come in all sorts of cool colors and designs. Jockstraps, on the other hand, will always be ugly with questionable stains.
10. Non-runners will sit on the couch and call you crazy. Those folks, sadly, will never learn what their bodies are capable of. You, on the other hand, will die knowing you completely, totally, unabashedly used up the body that was loaned to you. That’s not crazy. That’s freakin’ awesome.
