I was pleased to get a quick mile in this morning on such a beautiful morning! There was a break in the humidity and I was excited to get out and run.
The BAND was out practicing and I was happy as always to see them.
I was having issues again with my G*P*S on my iPh0ne. I don’t know – it seems to have trouble sometimes and have a mind of it’s own. Don’t believe me? Take a look at the MAP IT DREW OF MY RUN – Um yeah. I know I wasn’t running in those crazy jagged patterns.
WHICH OBVIOUSLY DOESN'T HAPPEN ALL THE TIME.
I should’ve known there was a problem when my first 10 minute interval came to an end and it said that I had run 20 minutes.
Really? REALLY.
I figured that I could just run another lap or so around the track and call it a day – I’d figure out the rest of it later. The important thing was that I was out there working.
As I rounded the back side and started down the straight way, I saw that the band had taken a break. One of the girls was standing talking to her friend directly in my lane. She was facing me, so I knew she saw me coming – there was no one else in our line of vision and only one other runner on the track.
Suddenly, I realized the girl wasn’t going to move but she felt ENTITLMENT to the field [lane] and it was going to be a stand-off.
The closer I ran to her, the more I became incredibly irritated. I was staring her down and she was looking back, directly at me.
She wasn’t budging.
I ran directly at her and at the very last second, stepped out of my lane to pass her, grazing her shoulder.
I didn’t stop. I didn’t look back, but I can tell you this – I was angry.
I was angry at her disrespect. I realize she had no idea who I was – or that I had been through that whole Summer-Band-Camp experience numerous times!
Even the 4 year old walking the track with his Grandmother knew to pay attention when someone was running/walking near him.
Should I have done what I did? Probably not. Instead of being an adult, I was childish and reactionary. But I can tell you this, I never would’ve done that to another person I didn’t know – adult or otherwise.
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