The First Time

Katy and I ran together on Tuesday after work. It was a yellow ozone day, which I think might have affected her breathing, and really hot and humid to boot. Today seems like it will be a lot better. Cooler, with a nice breeze. It's always interesting when you know someone in one context, like work, and then see them in others. You get a different layer of the onion when you see a different side of someone. I'm thinking of friends, too.

You know your friends or family in a social setting, usually. But what are they like at work? Are they take charge? Divas? Slackers?

Exercise is interesting because you see how people react to things like pain and discomfort. Also, how will they react if you're not feeling well and they have the upper hand?

Example: I ran with a group a few years ago. Our runs were at 7 a.m. on Sunday mornings. One Saturday night, Nate invited me to go play pool. We were just friends at the time, but starting to flirt. I drank three beers that night and knew I would regret it the next day. Around 7:15 a.m., I told my friends I felt dehydrated and exhausted and I never should have gone out the night before. "Oh really?" they said, and started running faster. Bastards. But it probably helped me sweat out the beer.