Last week, I strapped on the metal braces on my knee and ran lakeshore from Navy Pier to North avenue. I cramped up halfway there and ended up walking the rest of the course going to North ave, back to Navy Pier and back to Sterling. Feeling long distance runner kasi... It was freezing that afternoon and the lake breeze didn't help at all.
Yesterday, no more metal braces and I tried running lakeshore again. It wasn't freezing but the temp was still somewhere around 5C. Wow, the week-long knee strengthening program really worked! I was able to reach North ave with no injuries. Going back to Navy Pier was a different story though - I pulled a hamstring. Ow! Now I had to hobble all the way from Lakeshore (somewhere near Hancock) back to Navy Pier and back to Sterling. Not a good experience at all and I think I just made the injury worse. Today, I walked like a zombie.
I've only had two attempts but I really love running Lakeshore drive. Now that I'm on the injured list again, I'll do the second best thing to do in Lakeshore drive -> make fun of others' jogging outfits. Again, note that it's freezing so the usual running shorts and running shirts are out of the picture.
Men in purple tights. What the?!? I understand tights as a sports necessity but fashion-wise, I'm not a big fan of them. They look ok on women. For men, it will only look good if you're in a gym/indoor place or if you're superman (complete with red underwear on the outside). Spandex for jogging just doesn't look right and if you have to wear one, please wear black. If you have to wear purple, might as well wear a cowboy hat and chaps.
Bubble jackets. They look like they're going on an expedition or something. Inside their jacket would be a thermos, an iPod (it just has to be an iPod), food, a towel, gloves, bonnet, a headband and an anvil.
My attire? hehe. I have the basketball/soccer player look - long sleeved shirt on the inside, short sleeved shirt on the outside, thermal tights, jogging pants and my trusty old Air Max TL's. Of course I have to bring the primary support phone, keys, my iPod (it reaaaally just has to be an iPod) and some cash - all stored in an arm bag.
As much as I could make fun of their outfits, they still outrun me... even the old dudes. It's really depressing seeing a 60 year old white haired dude in yellow tights and an orange bandana with an iPod (probably listening to Ja Rule or 50 Cent) run up behind me, then beside me, then finally leaves me in the dust.
Hayop yun... basketball na lang, ano?
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