Running with music is my one true happiness. I might be tired, I might feel under the weather, but fuck it, I'm still going to run. If you don't run, let me explain how running is. Do you drive fast late at night on empty roads with music blaring? That is akin to running, for me at least. You have to be aware of what's going on around you, either way, but you can lose yourself to the music and the asphalt. My mile splits are in the back of my mind, I'm weaving around walkers (the price I pay for running by the beach), but pretty much everything else shuts off. Unless I get lazy, and I slow down. Once I slow down, my mind speeds back up, and I either pick up the pace or I ruin my run. I'm either up early in the morning or late at night to run, thanks to the heat. And while I don't dread my runs, I do have to push myself to go. I have to shut down my video game, put down my book, roll my lazy ass out of bed, and go. And once I get about five minutes in, I'm so fucking happy to be doing it. I get back to my car dripping sweat, thankful to sit down for a few minutes. But always, always glad I went out and actually ran. Here are my top 5 running songs at the moment...
