I started running again with my great pal, Jackie. We are taking it slow, since she is recovering from a knee injury and I...well, birth is hard work on the body! I love running with Jackie for many reasons, including the following:
1-She talks to me...about everything on her mind. Darren (husband and best friend) was surprised the first time I ran with Jackie about a year and a half ago. I came home and was not tired at all. He asked if I hadn't run very hard and I explained that I just didn't talk very much. In shocked surprise, he queried why I had clammed up. "Because Jackie talked most of the time - I listened." His response? "Someone who talked more than you? You should keep running with her." And I have.
2-She listens to me...about everything on my mind. Again, I spend a little more time listening than talking oftentimes. This tells you about whose mind is going. I usually turn my mind off and enjoy the physicality and "zen" of the run. This makes me a great listener.
3-She runs her pace and I run mine, unless we have something really important to talk about. We are closely matched in pace, but we just run back and forth to each other (usually JACKIE runs back and forth) for safety and enjoy the tempo of our own body. Sometimes, I even push myself to run her pace.
4-Jackie's pace pushes me. Obviously I am trying to increase my pace, so this has definite benefits.
5-Jackie's I-phone has it all! We know how far we've run, how fast and what our goals are! The other reasons are more important to me, but I love this reason, too. I just hope Jackie doesn't feel that I really do (as I often joke) use her for her I-Phone.
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