Wednesday, April 11, 2007

Compensation sweat

A few weeks ago I wrote about the lack of drive to go running,
remember? Times are changing. Thanks to the nice weather lately and
an invitation from some former solar car team mates to come along and
circumcycle the 'Haarlemmermeer Ringvaart' I back into movement. We
did the 120 km tour twice already. Quite a long distance after not
having touched the bike for more than half a year. I liked it,
though; the lightness of riding my racing bike compared to my utility
bike surprises me every season (should I worry about my memory?). The
second time was much better, musclewise; my bottom needs more time to
adjust though. With a pair of new shoes I took up running again,
too, nicely in time for the Schuttevaer I think.

I think physical exercise for me is a kind of compensation as well.
When performance is lagging in other areas, I feel the need to at
least do something I can feel good about. What's easier than going
running when you have trouble to maintain progress in a project at
work, or when you don't feel like comparing health insurance offers?