May 22, 2008

running to blog, blogging to run

While I am running, I am thinking about blogging. While I am blogging, I am thinking about running.

The two have become entirely and mutually dependent.

Like peanut butter and jelly. Chips n salsa. French fries and ketchup. Or Beastie Boys style - running's the cheese and blogging's the macaroni.

(And yes, I am hungry.)

The thinking about blogging when running sometimes kills me... because I am a list maker (and follower) so the frustration I feel when I am running and cannot jot down an idea is unbearable. Though, it occasionally fuels me to run faster to get home to my trusty notebook.

...as in hard copy pen and paper (yes, "they" still make those).

As evident, I like to blog about other useless nonsense and likewise, I like to think about randomness when I run - but for the most part, I am consumed by one or the other.

While it would appear that I do not want to feel this way, I am 100% happy with being two(sometimes three)track minded. I mean, its not like I am obsessing over crack or McDonald's. My mind-sucks are healthy.

If I don't blog, I am less inspired to run. If I don't run, I am just less inspired.

I dare not mess with the inspirational forces.

Just keep blogging. Just keeping running.

2 comments:

D10

Hi, I came across your blog and this post made me laugh, I too think about blogging when I am running. Blogging also keeps me motivated.

Your blog also makes me miss RI. I lived their my whole life up until 4 years ago.

Peter

Are you becoming the Arianna Huffington of running?