Hurrying

[darkemeralds]

I've taken up running.

The urge came over me one day a month or so ago. It's "running" in the sense of breaking gravity by having both feet off the ground at once--albeit by a millimeter, for a millisecond. Somewhere between a jog and a shuffle. A juffle.

At first it was four steps juffling, four walking, repeat, and then be uncomfortable. Now I can juffle for a whole city block at a time, then walk a bit, and juffle another block. No special gear required, no athletic critique invoked--I just look like I'm running for a bus.

I told my healthcare practitioner (who was very encouraging, by the way), that I'm training for the Olympic Hurrying event. My brother the artist made me a logo, q.v.

Here's the amazing thing: even just a couple of minutes' hurrying clears my mind, elevates my mood, energizes me for an hour, makes achy bits stop aching, and improves my eyesight (really!).

Also, my bus-catching stats have improved dramatically.

Comments

[kispexi2.livejournal.com]

Good for you. Surprisingly, I too have felt the urge to run - and indulged it. The trouble is, though my CV system is up for it, my shins most definitely aren't and I'm in pain for days afterwards. I'll content myself with walking the dog quickly and cheering you on.

[emeraldsedai.livejournal.com]

The shin trouble definitely comes into play if I "really" run--big strides, significant gap between sole of shoe and sidewalk, etc. But this hurrying thing doesn't seem to invoke it. It's pretty cool.

[kispexi2.livejournal.com]

Ah, good tip. Maybe I'll try that.