Jealous Thoughts From A Blogger Who HATES Running

Hey peeps!

I just want to start off by saying thank you to all that have followed me over the years as I’ve reached 500 followers. I love the community on here and can’t wait to reach out to more of you!

So what better way to celebrate the half way mark to 1,000 than a moaning blog post. Right up my street. And it’s yours too, don’t lie.  First things first, I HATE RUNNING. Now that summers on it’s way, the runners amongst us are emerging and I am truly jealous of every single one of you. Here’s a few reasons why..

 *WARNING* this isn’t to offend anyone who runs at all, it’s all for the sh*ts and giggles – promise!

1.Scenic Running Pictures

I’m forever in awe of some of the places that you guys run to. I kind of understand why you do once you’re there with the amazing views. I’ve seen so many different type of pictures but they seem to normally be the following:

1. ontop of of hills – meaning you’d have to run up a hill to get there, no thank you

2. in a wood – they can creep me out a little, no thank you

3. or on a beach – f*ck running on sand, no thank you

But this still doesn’t stop me from being jealous of the amazing things you runners can see, I just may need to walk to these places instead.

 

2. Running Tech

Looking at screenshots of a runners route, how long it took them and the distance they ran…is pretty depressing. As someone who cannot stand running and loves the gym, it’s probably hard to get the same type of accomplishment…unless you wanna count the route from the squat rack to the ab section.

I imagine the feeling is quite unique for a runner…but it’s one I’m yet to feel.

 

3. The passion

Now I do have a passion, however not for running. Mine stays within the gym walls but that doesn’t stop me from being jealous of the love people have for runs.

 

4. Achievement Pictures

This is similar to the scenic point, you have to do the hard work to get them. Seeing the end of a colour run picture is the number one image I’m super jealous of. It seems to be everywhere on wordpress too.

After that comes all the medals and trophies along with the amazing amount of money raised kinda pictures. I mean, I can always attempt to raise money through a cake sale but…I don’t think it gives off quite the same feeling of accomplishment. And instead of burning calories, you’re scoffing them.

I wish every time I went to the gym and did a good workout I got a medal with some energy bars and a bottle of water!

 

5. Community

As a student in the UK, running groups aren’t as popular as they are in the US. All good exercise crazes seem to stem from the USA and take minimum 5 years to make it all the way over here. But I am jealous of the cute running trips that you can take with the joy of sharing it with friends.

It also means pictures can be taken by someone else and you could be in them (with your friends) alongside the sunrise.

Unfortunately, I like to workout alone in the gym as every partner I’ve had when training seems to distract me and we end up having a gossip session and planning what bad food we can have to eat that night. Not the motivation I need. At least the gossiping can continue when jogging! JEALOUS.

I hope that one day I can grow to love running. I know a few of you have had a progressive kinda love for it. But at the moment – these are the top 5 things I am TRUELY jealous of relating to runners. Are you a runner? If not, what makes you envy them?

Comment below your thoughts, as always, I love a chat! 

Love Life, Lexi!