What running means for an INTP like me

I don’t know how running really started. Out of impulse, I downloaded Nike Running app on my Lenovo A7000+. I am always walking long distances that I wanted to keep track of it. I have this habit of keeping track of any statistics such as:

• number of books read
• hours of silence spent
• anime episodes watched
• basketball shots made.

The latest fascination? Distance walked.

But when I tapped “Coach”, I discovered that I can choose what race distance I want to train running. So I created a new goal with modest goal of 5K. I first tried and I got 35:17 minutes which is the average time. I am now training for 3 weeks and it’s my rest day today.

I am running not because I am health conscious; I am running to test myself. The only benefit that I want to get from it is the stamina for basketball so I can run on the transition. Not even trying to join any race.

Maybe this fascination will fade in the future but thanks to this app I can keep track of my walking.

How to keep smiling as you wake up in the morning?

For some reason, waking up for me is pleasurable for the past two days. This is strange since I usually don’t wake up during my phone’s alarm. And whenever I wake up, I feel unwell. It’s either I still wanted to extend my sleep or I feel like having a fever. And the reason? If there comes the time when I will find waking up at 5:30am in the morning, that would be a good reason to feel well in the waking up. But so far, waking up during these two days are the reasons for me to smile. Is it because of a cool temperature or an uninterrupted sleep? I think that would be a yes for both. So later this night, as I lay down on my bed, I will let go of anything that burdens me be it anger, heartache, unfinished work, or whatever. As my Brother said, let tomorrow worry about itself. Let go.

90 days of recovery

I had an eye operation last May 6 due to a juvenile cataract. Now, I’m still recovering even though it has been two months already. These past week my right eye is still itchy and reddish at times. Thank God I anticipated this by telling the ophthalmologist to give me a dropper in case my eye irritates or hurts. Doc gave me a dropper with a bonus effect which I really like: antihistamine. Sometimes, I use the med just to cure my allergic rhinitis in the morning. Sometimes, I regret having this operation since I see no significant difference in my right eye sight (aside from lowering astigmatism whatever that means) but at least I have no problems looking to a foggy eye vision. Tomorrow, I’ll visit again the clinic and I hope doc will give me a go signal for my prescription eyeglasses. Through that, I can now anticipate faces from a distance so they won’t say I’m snobbish. I’m just a guy with poor vision.