Muscle Memory

I thought I had forgotten how to run, but I guess my muscles remember. Vaguely, but they do understand how it works.

Oh how they ache, I can barely sit or stand without feeling the burn. There's a great path by the canal near where I live, it's 2.5 miles around.

I got halfway around and could barely breath but there is really no stopping when you have to get back to the other side of the canal. Except there is a bridge in the middle but I decided not to cheat.

As I was walking the last leg, a woman passed me on the trail, jogging at a slow pace. My competitive side kicked in, so I jogged past here and then switched back to walking. So she got past me.

Then I did it again a few times, leapfrogging her just to psych her out. It got her to move faster, but then I gave up.

You win. Game over, I can't breath.

But then I got home and jumped into the pool, so it was all worth it.