I’m a runner so I’m pretty sure my legs hate me. I take advantage of them, I use them more than they’d like me to. If you catch them on a particularly brutal day they may even try to convince you that we’re in an abusive relationship. Don’t listen to them though, because deep down they like it.
Sometimes those bugger legs stage a revolt.
To be honest my legs don’t even really have THAT much to complain about, I mean it’s not like they are Jordan McNamara’s legs or anything. Now THOSE poor stems are getting worked; don’t worry, at least McNamara’s offered an apology via Twitter:
“I cringe to consider what expletives my legs would use if somehow enabled to speak. Truly sorry boys!#ActualSincerityMayVary”
Do you think his legs accept? Do you believe they can even try to fool themselves into believing for just one second that this professional runner is in any way going to issue forth an apology that comes with a promise to not do the very same thing again? Well, if those legs are foolish enough to give themselves false hope than I really can’t feel bad for them. Neither should you.
And you better not feel bad for your own ‘abused’ legs; I mean let’s be totally frank here: those legs complain but at the end of the day they LIKE it. Those legs were made for running, have become so adept at putting in the miles that they could function on autopilot. Heck, for many of those miles they do…us runners and our wandering minds.
That pair of running legs don’t just crave the excretion we put them through they are downright ADDICTED it. Their deep-rooted desire for those endorphins borders upon obsession, probably has crossed over to straight up obsession on more than a few occasions.
The onslaught of lactic acid that poisons them is a bittersweet thirst, one they struggle to swallow as quenched. They hate the taste BUT they crave the after-taste…the post-torturous rush of ecstasy, of times and goals satisfied.
True, sometimes even the aftertaste is a tough swig to swallow; running is wrought with highs and lows. You suck down the medicine of days filled only with mediocrity and the acrid taste of flat out despicable performances. Those epic fails sting and burn all the way through…but…
…but they make the days when you suck down the bitter lactic acid and PUSH through until you are blessed, yes blessed, with the sweetest nectar of fulfillment worth it.
Runners, we can apologize all we want to those ‘poor’ legs after the fact, but they are just insincere apologies and any promises to relent are just as flimsy. We don’t plan on changing…and those sickly ‘abuse’ addicted legs wouldn’t have it any other way.
1) If you were to issue forth an empty apology to your legs, how would it read?
I’m sort of sorry that we seem to be heck-bent on this running.
2) Do you follow Jordan McNamara on Twitter? Umm, if not, go fix that now! 🙂
3) If you could give a ‘taste’ to the lactic acid what would it be? Then what would you assign the taste of fulfillment when following?
Lactic acid: Lasagna, bananas or meat loaf. Hate both and have funny stories as to why.
Fulfillment: Pop-Tarts…c’mon did you really expect something else? 😉
Dear legs,
I only do it for you. So you can grow and become the best you can be. I promise it hurts me more than it hurts you. Do you think I want to get up at stupid o’clock and run a stupid amount of kms at a stupidly fast pace?!?! No I don’t. Its all for you. One day you will thank me. So stop being unappreciative, quit your whinging and think about all the poor unfortunate legs around the world that will never have the opportunites you do!
Hmmm…. Guess I am no good at apologies especially fake ones 😉
hahaha…i’m glad we both suck on fake apologies…i mean, no need to fool anyone! 🙂
hahahah I ALWAYS love the pictures you put up!
I refuse to apologize to my legs!! They’ve done nothing for 22 years, a little bit of running is probably good for them 😀
awww, thanks, i’m glad u enjoy my art! 🙂
Oh my yes – and yours have been worked HARD over the past few years.
Dear legs, I’m… no, I’m not. Harden up, you’ve got this. Brain works much harder all the time – learn by example and shut up!
Also, lactic acid tastes like some weird combo of lemon and milk. It”s not ok.
“harden up” = perfection. 🙂
My legs love me, but I am pretty sure my knees would rather like to stab me in the face.
I think you could write a book from the perspective of your legs. I think it would be personification at its best.
oh no!! yea, those knees can get rather testy. be extra cautious next time u walk thru the kitchen. 😉
Haha, yeah my legs hate me quite often! I’m glad I do yoga and lots of stretching to help them but it’s particularly bad if I’ve been doing cardio classes at the gym AND running.
haha…so maybe in ur note u can say, “be quite, i mean i DO give u yoga time!” 😛
Love the milk box cartoon with the missing legs. It’s so strange how they appear and disappear.
haha, i kno, right?!
Oh legs…what a topic…I love and hate my legs…and I am sure they love and hate me…and wish I would roll them out more!
oh yea, eeeek, gotta say my legs would like a little more foam roller time too. 😛
I would mostly apologize to my feet because they seem to be the ones staging a revolt lately.
oh no! i hope u get those feet in line STAT!
I would thank my legs. Ive put a lot of stress on them the last 25 years. I apologize that it took me so long to love them.
Lactic acid: beets, tofu or protein powder (yuck)
Fulfillment: Pumpkin pecan cheesecake, stratch that, any type of cheesecake!!!! Lol
hahaha…oh desserts, how u’ll always steal my heart!! love it…cheesecake away!
hahaha you are so funny! I should be apologizing to mine for never running. Like NEVER. haha
hahaha…now u are way too funny!! 🙂