These Shorts Chafe & 27 Other Thoughts Everyone Has While Running

I’ll be the first to say it. Running is an emotional activity. From sheer highs, to near panic, the struggle, to the sense of achievement at the end, just about every feeling and thought gets a moment during a run. Some of them are stranger than others...

1. Two minutes in. Okay this feels good. This feels so good. I like running.
2. Five minutes in. I hate running.
3. Oh my god how has it only been ten minutes.
4. Nope, settling into a good pace. This is fine.
5. This is not fine.
6. I forgot why I don’t wear these shorts. They chafe.
7. THEY CHAFE. UGH.
8. *On that first downward hill.* Get out of the waaaaaaaay speed demon comin’ thruuuuu.
9. I am a fitness god. I am health. I am speed. I am winning at life.
10. I am GETTING A STITCH.
11. “Siri, Google: how to get rid of a stitch.”
12. No it’s fine, I can do this. I’m over half way.
13. Wow I’m actually setting not a bad pace. Approaching that hallowed six minute kilometre.
14. Ugh, traffic lights.
15. Do I jog on the spot while I wait for the lights to change? Am I gonna be that person?
16. It’s crazy how way back when, people didn’t do this for leisure, they literally had to run. Like run away from saber tooth tigers, enemy tribes. Now we just do it because. So weird.
17. Oh my god I’m delirious.
18. I could 1000% train for the City to Surf. I mean I can confidently run 10km now. What’s another 4km?
19. I’m gonna have a bev when I get home. I deserve it. I’ve earned this.
20. When I get home. So far awayyyyy.
21. Actually not though — look at me go! I can power through the last few k’s.
22. Omg, I always forget about how big that final hill is.
23. This is AWFUL everything HURTS WHY DO PEOPLE PUT THEMSELVES THROUGH THIS.
24. Oh my god. The final kilometre.
25. Hang on, is that what I think it is?
26. YES. A RUNNER’S HIGH. PRAISE BE.
27. Oh. I’m done. Alrighty then.
28. Can’t wait to do that again tomorrow.