Sweating

I love to sweat. It feels good to sweat. It makes you feel like you're doing something. Now I'm not talking about nervous sweat, or sweaty feet, or sweaty sleep sweat. I'm talking about healthy, work-out sweat. Before last winter, I would sweat at the drop of a hat. I think it was because I was running several times a week and my body was in good condition. But then daylight savings time ended and it was dark by the time I came home from work, and it's scary to run in the dark on the streets of Oakland and Berkeley. People really aren't paying attention to pedestrians when they drive. Plus, I just didn't feel safe. But now I really miss sweating like that. I like it when I'm all warmed up for taiko and playing and all sweaty. It adds another dimension to playing. It makes you feel more alive.

So I've dusted off my running shoes, and have started up again. Last year when I first started running again, I thought it would be way harder than it was to get in shape. In high school, I was on the varsity cross country running and track teams. But that was a long time ago. Now it's all about self-motivation. Do I stay at home and watch that rerun episode of Friends or do I go for a run? My goal now is to get a good half hour in, because there are all kinds of reasons why you should run. It prevents things like osteoporosis (sp?), heart disease, and a bunch of other things, like maybe gingivitis and halitosis. Or whatever. But the best reason to run is that it makes you sweat and it feels so good to sweat!