Running Ridiculousness

So running has become pretty popular all over the world now hasn't it. No longer is it used solely during sporting endeavours, including the actual sport of running. It's become more than just a means of fleeing, from dangerous animals, dangerous people, dangerous weather, dangerous police. Some would say it's become fun.. Personally I baulk at the suggestion that left foot right foot at a speed greater than a walk is fun, but then I do not, and  am not destined to ever understand everything and everyone.

I see people running everywhere during the course of my day, maybe they are late, maybe they are just in a hurry, maybe, and you can generally tell if you look at their faces, they are making all possible haste to drop the kids off at the pool. My point is lots of people run..

Strangely though during the course of a couple of months walking the same 15 minute walk every day with a friend of mine we discovered something about running. People seem to prefer running on Tuesdays.. I don't know why, but during the course of our walk we would note more runners on Tuesdays, and I'm not talking about old mate running for his bus (that he always missed hahahaha) I'm talking the ones fully decked out to run. Tight little singlet tops, short shorts or tights, invariably the Asics or Mizuno's on the feet just running cause they can.. So we nominated Tuesday as the official (in our little world) Runner Day. So watch out on Tuesdays around Brisbane, as runner day is upon you!

Today I encountered a special type of runner. To be honest it scares me a little bit, and I feel it is my duty to warn people.
The Stealth Runner.. Not only was he running on a Thursday (which isn't runner day so my surprise was amplified) but I heard nothing until I heard his breath in my ear... I was walking down a quiet street, I wasn't wearing headphones listening to music, I was just enjoying the day then Bam!! I heard big sweaty runner breath, it sounded like it came from a place somewhere in between a sigh and a groan, then he ran on in front of me.. I couldn't believe it.. I didn't hear a thing. Adding to my already ample surprise he WAS NOT a small person dressed as a ninja. So watch your backs people, not only are they running on days that aren't runner day.... They may have or be in development of stealth running technologies that could have you filling your undies on your leisurely stroll...