Feel Good Inc.
Yeah I stole it. I ran much further than I anticipated today, a complete Half Marathon in fact! I think the Shoreline Sharks owe me a Hamden Hills shirt for this one, since I can’t be there for my hometown race this weekend! I wasn’t prepared for a half, no fuel, no water, but I was just feeling good so I kept going. Mentally, I’m still still kind of wonky, but physically, I’m feeling good. The numbers show it, I stayed pretty steady throughout. Which is the secret to running, staying consistent is key. It’s true over the short term, in respect to a training run or a race, and it’s true in the long term over the course of an entire training regime.
Really, consistency through life is key. A consistent trajectory of improvement. When you find the right values, ideas, and modes, stay with them consistently. I was thinking about this today, because I had trouble with my Middle School prep course yesterday. The reason I was thinking about it wasn’t because I was upset that on leaving one of the kids (and I know which one Biaggio) said loudly, as he was out the door, “Fuck Chris!” Well, here’s the thing with that. I don’t care what the kids think of me, and that he knows swear words is not impressive, everyone knows that word. But, and anyone who has known me for any length of time can tell you, I never said shit about anyone when their, or my back was turned.
If I had a problem with a teacher, I said it to their face. If I had a problem with a principal, I said it to his face (there was more than one of these incidents and they were all male). Other students, how many fights did I get into? Point is, if I had a problem, I wasn’t concerned with consequences, I didn’t shy away from confrontation. My friends in school, they all did the same. They stood up, the got in people’s faces. Simply put, we were hardcore. That’s what the scene is. Not being afraid to be you. If you’re right, then stand up for it, make a change, and don’t be scared of the consequences. At the same time, always examine, always think and if you find yourself to be wrong, don’t be scared to change yourself.
That’s what we did, that’s what we still do. Even though some of us have kids to raise, or big executive, important-ass jobs to hold down, or we’re living in the ass-end of the ass-end of Europe. We stay hardcore, we stick to our roots. We don’t hide, we don’t go behind people’s backs and start shit, and talk trash. We got a problem, we’ll bring it to you if we have something to say. If we don’t have anything to say, then we’re not going to say anything at all. This is why hardcore will never die, it’s not, as Jimmy G said on the first H2O album, “a form of music from a place, it’s life it’s reality.” I know people stab you in the back everywhere in this world, but around here, it seems like they’re real little punk-asses about it. Because the second you step to them it’s all, “Oh, I’m sorry, I’m sorry, I’m so sorry…”, but it’s like, “Stop saying you’re sorry bitch, you got an issue, then step up to the plate and get your food chewed.” Yeah, stole some of that from MF Doom. You think you’re right, then step up, if not, then shut up, that’s what I’m saying. Let your flag fly, and if your flag is shit, expect to get shit on. Be willing to change it if you don’t like the smell. Damn, pisses me off!
Alright, time for me to get to work, today is my favorite day. And nothing those kids do take away from how good I feel today! We’ll see ya later!
Have fun, keep running, and remember; if Gil can run then so can you!
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