Google defines "hobby" in this way:
I suppose I run. Running is definitely an activity done regularly in my leisure time for pleasure. I guess you can call it "pleasure," anyway. It's something that's been a part of my life since my early teens. I have my older sister to thank for that. When she was in high school/early college she would invite me to join her on her jogs. I found myself enjoying it so much that I became the first Barrett to join the cross country team. Three years of running with the Viking produced some of my best memories and friends from high school. And the legacy continues today.
My older brother joined the team the same year I did. One of my sisters ran all three years of high school, and another sister is just finishing her second year. I've been more than proud of them and have been privileged to run with them in other events. We've run several 5k races together and even a half marathon or two. My brother and I even competed in a triathlon which turned into quite the running event when the swim was replaced with another 5k. Run, bike, run. We did well and had a blast doing it.
I've decided recently that running without an iPod can be quite soothing. Maybe I feel that way because it's easier to keep a steady pace when you listen to yourself breathing rather than the beat of the radio. I find myself speeding up and slowing down according to the rhythm of songs. Lately I have been running with a buddy and we sparsely chat throughout our miles. Yesterday, due to my friend's sprained ankle, I ran by myself. Without music. And it was one of the fastest runs I've ever done for that distance. My testimony of music-less running was strengthened when I exercised confidence in silence.
So, running is my hobby. It's what I do regularly for pleasure.
- An activity done regularly in one's leisure time for pleasure.
- A migratory Old World falcon (genus Falco) with long narrow wings, catching dragonflies and birds on the wing.
I suppose I run. Running is definitely an activity done regularly in my leisure time for pleasure. I guess you can call it "pleasure," anyway. It's something that's been a part of my life since my early teens. I have my older sister to thank for that. When she was in high school/early college she would invite me to join her on her jogs. I found myself enjoying it so much that I became the first Barrett to join the cross country team. Three years of running with the Viking produced some of my best memories and friends from high school. And the legacy continues today.
My older brother joined the team the same year I did. One of my sisters ran all three years of high school, and another sister is just finishing her second year. I've been more than proud of them and have been privileged to run with them in other events. We've run several 5k races together and even a half marathon or two. My brother and I even competed in a triathlon which turned into quite the running event when the swim was replaced with another 5k. Run, bike, run. We did well and had a blast doing it.
I've decided recently that running without an iPod can be quite soothing. Maybe I feel that way because it's easier to keep a steady pace when you listen to yourself breathing rather than the beat of the radio. I find myself speeding up and slowing down according to the rhythm of songs. Lately I have been running with a buddy and we sparsely chat throughout our miles. Yesterday, due to my friend's sprained ankle, I ran by myself. Without music. And it was one of the fastest runs I've ever done for that distance. My testimony of music-less running was strengthened when I exercised confidence in silence.
So, running is my hobby. It's what I do regularly for pleasure.
1 comment:
We must be on the same wavelength. I just blogged about running too. Can't wait for the follow-up post about how the second definition relates to you :-)!
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