I ran again this morning with Edward and Bella. (To the first-timers, Edward is my Nike+ pedometer; Bella is my iPod Nano. They are recent acquisitions to help me in my weight loss program, and named appropriately after the main characters in the Twilight saga, my wife’s favorite book series.)
I am enjoying myself immensely! Thanks to my Marware Sportsuit Sensor, Edward stays firmly in place during the runs; I don’t feel him at all, and I’ve glanced occasionally to check if he’s still there, the velcro in the sportsuit ensures he stays put. Panalo!
Bella, meanwhile, plays a steady succession of great tunes to keep me going – especially after running a kilometer and a half. Man, I’m out of shape! – until the end of my run. Today’s mix featured, among other great tracks, Madison Avenue’s Don’t Call Me Baby, Cut N’ Move’s 90s chestnut Get Serious, and Beyonce’s Single Ladies (Put A Ring on It), which was fun because its faster pace rejuvenated me somewhere in the run. And, of course, Nicole C. Mullen’s Sometimes, which is the PowerSong for this week.
It really feels like the vampire runs because I start running at 5:00am. It’s still night out, and there are hardly any other souls in the street save for the occasional early-morning jogger runner like me. I like the quiet time: it gives me a chance to just focus on the run, my breathing, and the road. One time, I swear, this swarm of bats came out of a tree and frightened the bejesus out of me. Thank goodness I had the nerve not to scream like a little schoolgirl. (I screamed like a little schoolboy.)
How are your run schedules? Do you have vampire runs too? Do fangs sprout out of your gums with the chill morning air? Maybe we should have a run at, like, midnight, and call it the Vampire Runs so the call center runners can join us too! LOL
