Getting Back

Not that anyone noticed (hell I barely noticed) but I haven't written a North Philly Run post in a while. There's a good reason. I haven't been running that much. It's pretty hard to write about your running lifestyle when you aren't doing it anymore.

I need to get back to it, though. That's one of the craziest parts about running (or maybe other forms of exercise, I don't know) -- it's an addiction. It's not like I want to go outside and sweat in the sun and get weird tan lines and shin splints. If I don't though, I feel guilty. Like right now.

There's all sorts of reasons that I haven't been getting much mileage. I mean, it's summer, I'm busy. I go back and forth to New York pretty often. I have an internship. I have a job. It's hot out. I discovered tea cup pigs on YouTube and Breaking Bad is on Netflix. It's endless really.

The real reason I haven't been running is because I stopped in the first place. Getting back into the habit sucks. The trick is to acknowledge that you'll be a little slower and a little more out of breath. But nothing will get better if you don't get started up again.

On that note, Kelly Drive calls.