For the past several weeks,
I have been running every other day. Since the weather here has been so
delightful and we seem to be experiencing a prolonged summer, I have decided to
get outdoors and exercise as much as I can. Experience has shown me that I cannot
jog in a Polish winter. I simply do not have that type of determination and
willpower.
However, I have met someone
who has ... and to be honest, it is embarassing and motivating at the same
time. There is a man that runs at the outdoor field at which I run. He is out
there twice (yes twice!) per day. He runs at least 7 or 8 laps around a track
that I will calculate to be a quarter mile. I run/ walk these laps myself. He
often runs pass me.
None of this would be
amazing weren't for the fact that this man has to be at least 70 years old!
Every time I am out there running, he is out there running. I am beginning to
wonder if he just doesn't live on the field somewhere.
He runs his laps and then
proceeds to strip down to his underwear and sunbath. As a "prudish"
American, this seemed strange to me at first. Now, it is normal. The final
straw is that this 70-year-old is in better shape than me! He is completely at
ease with himself and his body ... or so it seems to this writer who considers
himself to be a bit on the flabby side.
I learn a lot from this man.
"As a "prudish" American, this seemed strange to me at first."
ReplyDeleteLOL Americans are somewhat prudish, indeed. Hopefully, you'll be cured here. ;)
BTW Do you know that after the recent elections there will be two black politicians in the Polish parliament? One is John Godson from Łódź (born in Nigeria), who became an MP last year and was reelected now (came as 2nd in Łódź which is a great result). And the other will likely be Killion Munyama from Poznań (born in Zambia), who was 4th in Poznań. Both from PO (Civic Platform).