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<\/p>\nit\u2019s been a couple of months since I first tried running. Was it worth it?<\/p>\n
At first, there was the benefit of doing it in company. I ran with various members of my family over those first couple of weeks. So, that was nice, and the company made me forget I was bored and miserable. After that, I needed some other distraction. Finding headphones that fit was an adventure in itself. I read many articles on top ten headphones for running until finally deciding that maybe the reasons my EarPods kept falling out was because they were the wrong size. Who\u2019d have thought, I have XXS ear canals? Since upgrading to get a better fit, I now wear them for walks and for running, which has been a game changer. At some point I hope to transition to improving educational podcasts, but at the moment I\u2019ve just been listening to pop music. And you know, today\u2019s music is not so bad. It doesn\u2019t take long to recognise some of the songs. The other day I heard the music my son was playing as he was doing the housework (if there\u2019s a better hobby for any housemate to take up than this, I\u2019d like to hear it). It was all Elton John and Queen. \u201cWhat do you think of Bad Bunny\u2019s Super Bowl half time show?\u201d I asked. \u201cWho\u2019s she?\u201d He replied. Am I more hip than my own offspring?? Actually, probably not, as I expect the word \u2018hip\u2019 will tell you. In any event, it\u2019s fun to have another source of modern culture than just The New York Times and The Guardian. So, the EarPods definitely count as a benefit of my running hobby. What else did I spend money on? Oh yes, a very cute pair of black running shorts, the sort with a visible liner which would have looked very odd to me even a few months ago. Not only that, they are several inches shorted than anything I\u2019d have been seen out and about in for a number of years. What can I tell you, I tried buying longer ones but it\u2019s difficult to find anything you can put your phone in without it bouncing around very annoyingly. Yes, I could leave my phone behind, but what about Strava? If it hasn\u2019t been recorded, has it even happened? I think I\u2019m even backed up by science on that one: outcomes must be measured.<\/p>\n
Last but not least, there are my new expensive supercushiony running shoes that I love, not least because they annoy Simon so much.<\/p>\n
Note I haven\u2019t said anything about any health benefits, because to be honest, I haven\u2019t seen any improvements in that at all. To be fair, I hurt my ankle on a run with Simon a couple of weeks ago, so that I couldn\u2019t even walk without a limp, and that would have put my brief running career as a definite net loss. But, it\u2019s felt much better over the last week, and I\u2019ve even been for another couple of runs. One of my daughters discovered that Goofy is actually an excellent running companion when she was dog sitting recently, and so I\u2019ve taken her with me the last two times. It\u2019s been great. It\u2019s true, she looked suspiciously like she was trying to hide when I put my running clothes on this morning, but when it came time to head off, she joined me with no hint of reluctance.<\/p>\n
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With new shoes, new shorts, new EarPods, no ankle pain, and a happy dog, maybe running is my new healthy hobby. On the other hand, I tried tennis the other day, and that was actually fun<\/em>, so we\u2019ll see.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" it\u2019s been a couple of months since I first tried running. 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