luminous.

I bought some new running shoes last week to help me get back into my running mode. Bright, luminous, fluorescent orange. Yeowsirs these shoes are bright! I was tempted to return them after my first run as I felt self-conscious wearing shoes so loud they seemed to attract attention. But, perhaps they are doing the trick.
You see, when I put these puppies on they pressure me to run. You can't just stroll when you wear something as obnoxiously bright as these, you need to RUN! So although I haven't run in almost a year, each time I run past someone on the street I feel the pressure to 'look' like a runner and I pick up my pace, pump my arms, and kick my feet into high gear. And like a mad woman I run.
But of course, once I pass the person and they can no longer see the sprinter with the glowing shoes, I bend over in exhaustion, totally out of breath, wanting to keel over.  And then, about 30 seconds later the run must go on because up ahead I see someone taking a stroll.
I'm thinking of it as my version of interval training.