toomanypancakes

My stupid rule is worth it

https://piefed.world/c/onehundredninetysix/p/925609/my-stupid-rule-is-worth-it

Mar 5 at 4:36pmWeb
Show threadMultiplexerMar 5
Grumpy walkers for the win!
Show threadmortoMar 5
Random overly extrovert person walks by and waves at you. What will you do?
Show threadchiliedoggMar 5
Rolls initiatve
Show threadUnbecredibleMar 5
They came from behind, it’s a surprise round.
Show threadMultiplexerMar 5
Living in Germany, recoiling in mortified terror and someday telling my grand kids this astounding tale that happened to me once.
Show threadlime!Mar 5
stab
Show threadRedSnt 🧩♂️👓🖥️Mar 5
This is why I bicycle, it shortens the awkward interactions dramatically.
Show threadSimulation6Mar 6
I am not an extrovert, but I try to say hello or good morning to people I encounter. After the second or third encounter many people say hello back, but some continue looking at me like I have 3 nostrils.
Show threadantonMar 6
If you are hiking you greet everyone (unless they are in a group, then you only greet once).
If you are on a walk you give a barely perceptible nod of acknowledgement.
Show threadceenoteMar 5
Walks are nice for unwinding. Now, running, THAT shit dumb.
Show threadashenoneMar 5
I took up running for a while. “Runners high” is a very misleading term because the only thing that feels good about running is being done running
Show threadMacMar 6

My whole life I’ve wanted to be a runner but goddamn… Running is ass.

Maybe one day I’ll commit. Doubtful.

Show threadashenoneMar 6
At least with cycling you get somewhere. I know this will be unpopular but I prefer running on a treadmill. I can set my pace and get lost in an audiobook.
Show threadNigelFrobisherMar 6
So true, it’s mostly in your glutes.
Show threadSimulation6Mar 6
Cycling is much easier on the knees also.
Show threadembed_meMar 6
All runners are masochists to some degree.
Show threadZaphodMar 6
Then you’ve never truly had a runners high. When I was occasionally running while I in my teens, I’ve had a feeling once or twice where you feel like you’re flying and feel like you can go on forever. That’s what “Runner’s high” is I believe
Show threadddittyMar 6
Yeah it’s an amazing feeling it happens when your body switches energy sources so you go from feeling tired to feeling completely rejuvenated in an instant
Show threaddangercakeMar 6
That’s why you bring a spliff with you 😎
Show threadgreedytacothiefMar 6
Once you get into it you get pretty addicted to it. Like I feel guilty if I haven’t run in a couple days. And running after a stressful day of work is like magic for making the tension go away. In the summer my runs are also trail runs so that makes it a lot better.
Show threadPiratMar 6
I ran 3 miles a day for 3 months trying to get that addiction. I hated every minute of it. Finally gave it up.
Show threadgreedytacothiefMar 7
Every day?! I’m not a huge fan of streak running. I’ve only done 2 6 mile runs this week and they both felt pretty good. First one was more a decompression run, my heart rate was too high. Second was a proper zone 2 workout and I actually feel like I have more energy afterwards.
Show threadnapoleonsdumbcousinMar 5
Pro tip: Get yourself a good audiobook and listen to it while walking. I regularly do extra long walks just because I want to continue listening.
Show threaddylanmorganMar 5
Oh, I just did this.
Show threadlimelight79Mar 5

Get a dog, the walks become mandatory.

Then there are days when the dog has to sniff every third blade of grass…inevitably, this happens when you’re short on time and trying to do a quick walk…

And then there’s rain, snow, extreme cold, extreme heat…yeah walking a dog has it all!

Show threadwhite_nrdyMar 6

inevitably, this happens when you’re short on time and trying to do a quick walk…

I swear, my dog knows…

Show threadlimelight79Mar 6
Dogs have no concept of time. The walk takes as long as it takes, and the human has no idea.
Show threadGrassMar 6
I prefer birds. I can train them to go to the stick mounted over a garbage bin to poop, and I can still harness them up and take them out to fly around.
Show threadmischkMar 6
Oh my… I feel this so badly
Show threadFeeee23Mar 6
Me pacing around my desk thinking about a solution to my problems 🙈
Show threadPiratMar 6
I’m a pacer when talking on a phone. Back in the days of corded phones, I got very good at repairing phones I pulled off the desk/table while pacing.