Thomas Gouard
Since it was slightly chilly today I decided to go for a run, plus because I got a great bike ride in on Monday and took a rest day on Tuesday, so a run was well needed. After contemplating what side of Humboldt Park, I would run on, I said the hell with it and drove up to Palmer Square in Logan Square neighborhood which is another peaceful place I love to run and it is shaded!
The weather was nice today, it was 59° but felt very cool.
As for the run, it actually felt good, however, I had to dumb my pace down by three minutes because I had a outfit malfunction which ended up being my capri tights sliding down due to them not having a drawstring. I managed to get through the run, but the earlier part was rough because I literally kept holding on so that they would not fall down. After the adjustments to my pace, I had no more worries of my tights sliding down. And I made it a goal to not get chicked by these two older women on the trail, which added fun because they had a similar pace as me. Probably would have enjoyed passing a younger, fit guy like myself. They were no more than 300 meters behind me, but they pushed me to go further and in the end, I clocked 7-miles to kick off my training for Detroit Marathon. I will take it, but these tights will be worn for walking, not running, hehe.
- Longsleeve shirt by Reebok
- Waist pack
- Capri tights by ‘Ōiwi
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I love humour in your story. The tights for walking, not running!!!! Hahaha! I think I have similar tights 🙂 They are black, look like leather leggings and have a nice zip in front. They never sit on one place! They go down!!!!!
Lol, and it made me consider taking a look at bottoms before I wear them. My summer project will most likely be to weed through them and make some of them pajamas, lol.
I enjoy sharing stories like this for my workouts because it makes it interesting. I’m working on sharing my inner thoughts because there are times that I have funny things floating in my head that I fail to share. I run into some funny characters while out. I promise to capture some on video this summer.
so getting chicked is being passed by female joggers?
Yep. And due to malfunctions with my tights, these chickas almost chicked me.
I’d rather get chicked than arrested for public indecency…
Exactly! Definitely would not have been a good day
on the other hand, perhaps the chicks were window shopping
Hahaha, probably! I won’t be so quick to pull those tights out next week as I ease more into training.
probably time to retire them to housewear only
I was thinking that. Maybe sleep attire or lounge around the apartment.
that way, wardrobe malfunctions aren’t really an issue
Now that the semester is over with, I can get into my bloody marathon training, Alex. Glad this shit is done!
take care in selecting your wardrobe
Best believe I will with marathon training going on.
might I suggest drawstrings?
Yes, Carol it was…..
Sounds like perfect weather for a run.
Yes, Carol it was…..
I learned a new expression, “get chicked”, thanks. ?
It’s a pity your capri tights were giving you trouble.
Hehe, I have another writing floating around about almost “getting chicked”. I am sure that I have many more to share in time, since I am starting my training up. : )
It was very embarrassing, but I’m sure others probably weren’t even paying me any attention.
Thanks, Doc. Have you been to this park?
If only the tights had a drawstring I could of went harder, but in the end I went beyond mileage what I wanted to accomplish.
I think I have driven by it, but I do not believe I have bee in the park.
It sits near the Illinois Centennial Monument in Logan Square. If you haven’t seen my pictures of it, I will capture some up-to-date shots. Planning a bike route in the area this summer.
I remember the area, but would love new pictures!
You got it : ) I do have some uncovered gound in the Avondale area. There is a park that I would love to share with everyone on Virily
Nice! I will have to see if I ever took pictures of my old runs in Bloomington Indiana.
Sweet! I will be on the look out for them.
They won’t be as interesting as your chicago runs. I literally ran around a stone quarry.
I could care less what the outfit looks like when it involves working out ; )
Most of the time I wear awkward colors when I’m either running or biking. Thanks for dropping in.
I have some creative ideas to share once it warms up. I’m visualizing pictures on my bike, similar to the outdoor picture featured with key sights in Chicago in the background.
what a wonderful set of pictures from your run! Sorry, the outfit didn’t play well!
Thanks, Doc. Have you been to this park?
If only the tights had a drawstring I could of went harder, but in the end I went beyond mileage what I wanted to accomplish.
I remember those days! I was on a 14 mile run with a buddy and for some reason, my shorts would not stay up. I ended up stopping and literally tying a knot in the shorts. A significant effort later to get them off.
I have had that issue with Adidas shorts for some odd reason, and that is with the drawstring. For some odd reason the drawstrings don’t last very long in Adidas brand shorts that I have worn.
I suspect I was running in generic shorts back then! The under armor, Nike, Adidas brand clothes were hard to find in stores(30 years ago).
Generic shorts are the worse! Which reminds me that I need to go through my bins and weed out the worn out ones.
My wife does that, even if I am not done with the shorts!
That is good. She sees the well worn of them.