Gil Can Run!A blog on Running and all the crap that runs through my head while doing it

May 3rd Skipping, playing hooky

You heard me, I’m not running today, I didn’t run yesterday, I’m trying to heal up a bit. I actually skipped my long run this weekend too. I may pick it up on Saturday, depending how I feel, or I’ll wait one more week. I’m feeling better most of the time, but I still have some pain in my hamstring. Hopefully, it doesn’t need full rest, and just a light schedule will let it heal properly.
So what did I do? I took most of the luscious fruits I had and cut them up and made a fruit salad. Slept in with the crappy weather around here. Took it easy. It’s ok to take it easy sometimes and just relax. I’m past the halfway point with the #22Kill push-up challenge. Today I actually cruised through the 22 push-ups. I felt like I was doing something wrong. A couple of the reps were sloppy when I look at the video, but I really just did it. I think most of the time, I hold myself back mentally. I think I’m much better physically than I think I am, stronger, tougher, but my mind says “no, wait there Sonny Jim, slow your roll.” And I just sabotage myself. I think many people are stuck in their own way. I see it in my students more often than I’d like to.
Meanwhile, given Labor Day, the whole Haymarket Affair, and everything this week, that’s where my mind is. Fair treatment for workers, if it’s something you want, then research the companies you use, and if they don’t treat workers right, find new companies that do! If you keep giving companies you don’t agree with your money, they will keep doing the things you don’t like. Simple as that. Verizon is on strike right now. You use Verizon? Tell them to give their workers a fair deal or you’ll take your business elsewhere, but be ready to take your business elsewhere. Because they may not listen to words, you may need to act.
That’s how it all works in this system, the little guys all have to stand together, or else we don’t stand a chance against the big fish.

It really is like that! Stop thinking it’s you against the world, that’s what they want you to do!
With that said, I’m leaving you with some old school Pete Seeger today, because he’s the man:

I used this in class yesterday to illustrate the difference between present simple and present continuous! Genius!
Have fun, keep running, and remember; if Gil can run then so can you!

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