Tuesday, August 21, 2012

One of The Best Commercials In...Forever


I love this video.  It aired during the Olympics and yes...I was premenstrual...but I played it back for Heather...who was outside picking up dog poop (not with her bare hands...we have a scoop).  And I have SO been wanting to share it with you for weeks now, but because my blogger was broke (okay, that's a lie...I'm just lazy), I didnt get a chance to post in until today.

Many of you are like me.  Running was something that as a young adult, a "tween" if you will, was a holy grail of fitness.  It was an idea in my head like "one day I will be a runner", or "one day I will be one of those girls who puts on her running shoes and goes for a jog"...

It never happened.  There are always high school movies about the girl who undergoes a transformation, starts jogging the track at school, gets fit, wins the crown and the quarterback....

It never happened for me.

Okay, I won the crown during Winter Royalty...but that's beyond the point.  I wasn't running anywhere...except to the border (Taco Bell)...and by running I mean driving my 1984 Oldsmobile Ferenza.

But what is fantastic about this video is that it inspires me.  And while I do run now (really it's more of jogging...I don't know when it officially becomes running), I still feel at time like a wounded seal running.  And most of the time, whilst actual in the act of propelling myself forward, I hate it.   It's tough.  It's MUCH easier than January 1st of this year.  I am MUCH better...but I am still not the girl who says "I think I will go for a run to clear my mind"...UNLESS, by clearing ones mind you mean you don't think of anything else because all of your brainpower is consumed with thinking how stupid running is...then yes...possibly.

But I feel good when I am finished.  And I feel good when I know that my body can do things that I have waited a very long time for it to do.  Does Heather finish a 5k on the treadmill about 6 minutes faster than me?  Yes.  Does she have my ass (fabulous though it is) to carry.  NO. So there.  She should be faster.  She is a little thing.

But really, this isn't about running.  It's about starting somewhere. Your starting point, my starting point, David Beckham's starting point (he really doesn't fit in here, but he is beautiful so I mentioned him because it makes me feel warm in all the right spots), may be different.  But you have to start. And then...you have to NOT quit.

That's the tough part sometimes.  But it can be done.

I promise.

16 comments:

  1. Oh girl.. Thanks for this... needed it. I'm feeling a little down about not being able to do much. But I have to realize i'm just STARTING! I can't expect to run a 5k on day 1 or complete 90 minutes of advanced zumba day 1. One day at a time...soon my friend I will be there.

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  2. Great commercial and great post! I, too, have dreams of running one day.

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  3. I adore this commercial. I just posted a comment about my lack of running (I need to be being chased by something lethal and even then I may surrender) on another blog.

    Perhaps 2 blog entries in a row about running is a sign that I need to get my ass in gear.

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  4. The only thing I puke about running is this: when my ponytail bounces around it makes me feel cute.

    But... There was a lot more bouncing around 130 pounds ago so I should shush my mouth and tie up my shoes.

    Which reminds me, I wish they made cute velcro running shoes for adults. Cuz I would ROCK those things.

    And a belated thanks to you, Amy. I emailed you almost two years ago when I first started this weightloss and you replied. It made me feel like someone cared. You rock.

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  5. Ha! It spell checked LIKE to puke. A sign from above? Perhaps.

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  6. Loved that commercial too. I don't run, I walk and get to where I'm going a bit later but I get there. On your mark, get set...

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  7. I loved this commercial! Great post - anyone can do it. :)

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  8. ok, kinda creepy you knew i needed this to kick my ass into the gym this week. crazy week at work is NO EXCUSE to lose my greatness!

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  9. I still don't wanna run but I am thrilled to see you have your dreams come true. i would someday be able to chase Alexander Skargard down in an airport or run away from a rapist in the woods unless that rapist is Alexander Skargard... and in that case, George doesn't have to know i didn't really try to get away, does he?

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  10. Thanks! Great video ~ I'm out the door in 20 mins to shuffle jog my 5K...

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  11. What a great commercial! Thanks for sharing. :)

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  12. I loved this post because it's EXACTLY how I feel and it made me laugh so so much because you crack me up completely! Thanks again Amy. Lorna X

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  13. Finally saw the video (was blocked at work). Love it. That is so me right now. Shuffling my ass every morning. I started. And I am not quitting.

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