I got the chance to catch up with a friend who I haven't seen in 3 or 4 years. The circumstances of our friendship revolved around alcohol, band gigs, nicotine and a lot of staying out late so, he's not someone I would recall as a GOOD friend.
I congratulated him on his recent switch to a more active lifestyle. He's running now and yes, I've seen it on his Facebook. He'd post a photocollage of his shoes, the map and the distance he finished that day. It's great! I'm so happy for him! I mean, who wouldn't wish the people around them live longer, right?
But apparently, he doesn't feel the same way about me. Since we're talking about active lifestyle, I tell him I'm running too. Just recently but yeah! I'm running too. I go with my best friend. In fact, we're on a suicide mission and registered 22k in The NorthFace Run. Isn't it crazy?
But you know what I got? A doubtful "You joined a marathon?" "You run?"
Oh I'm sorry, I didn't post photos of my shoes so it means I don't run?
It annoys me that people judge you now based on what you post on Facebook. If you didn't post photos of your vacation abroad, it's like you never even went there. Just because I don't take a photo of the food I eat, it doesn't mean I don't partner my running with a healthy diet. And I've been so tempted to post a photo of my running shoes on Facebook just to show you I run but that doesn't make sense now, does it?
I just find everything on Facebook so pretentious.
Should I start taking half naked photos of my body to show everyone how I progressed from 170lbs to 130lbs?
It could inspire people? Who am I kidding? It's just going to inflate my ego with all the likes and the wows from friends I barely know.
So, here's a photo of my running shoes on gravel. Just because.
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