Run, Marisa, Run

If you can't tell by the title of this post, all last week I watched at least one part of "Forrest Gump" on TNT or whatever channel it was on. They played it every night, and I enjoyed watching it out of order, and of course balled when Jenny died and wondered if JFK really said "I believe he said he had to pee" ever. In between Forrest, I watched various reality TV shows and watched Kourtney Kardashian deliver her own baby- probably the weirdest thing I have ever seen by the way. How did she just pull it out? Gross. So, as you can see I was extremely busy all last week, way too busy to go to the gym or yoga- I mean two people were fired on "Kell on Earth"! I just had to watch.

So, tonight I decided to get back on the exercise bandwagon. I had read that Rachael Ray (who I find incredibly annoying- and $40 a day is actually a lot of money... I would be impressed if she spent $10 a day or even $20) runs 3 and half miles every morning. Since she could run 3 and half miles, I thought, I can obviously run 2 tonight since I am better than her. (There is no actual logic to this statement. But, sometimes I am not logical).

Then I made a huge mistake...I did not stretch. My father would shoot me right now. My dad has two pieces of advice he always gives: 1. There are two types of people in this world- assholes and not assholes. 2. ALWAYS STRETCH. Ugh- I just didn't feel like it tonight, and as I started doing my power run to "RockStar" (by N.E.R.D.) my side started aching like never before. That's a lie, it started aching like all those other times I thought I was too good for stretching. Maybe this is why I like yoga better- its all stretching. So, I started to slow down and do a fast model walk to Sexy Ladies (by Justin Timberlake). A model walk is actually what it sounds like- I walk fast on the treadmill as though it is a catwalk and there is some kind of back up with the models, so I have to go fast. I obviously still need to work it, and I clearly make the model faces. Unfortunately, there is no end to the treadmill so I can't pose. I really do this too- it doesn't matter what other people think, they can judge all they want, they only wish that they thought of the power model walk first.

Then I tried doing more power runs (running with all I have) to Lapdance (also N.E.R.D) and TiK ToK (Ke$ha)but, the pain was too much. I had made the mistake of not stretching in the beginning and the rest of the run was dismal. I did however make the first step of going back to the gym. And that step is always the hardest. I think I am going to make some new mixes to run too... I actually just realized I have yet to try to run to "When I Grow Up" (Pussycat Dolls)...I think that may be my new model song..."Be careful what you wish for because you just might get it get it..."

See ya later alligators,
Marisa