{"id":2405,"date":"2020-04-13T16:14:17","date_gmt":"2020-04-13T10:44:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/therunningsoul.com\/?p=2405"},"modified":"2020-04-14T17:04:11","modified_gmt":"2020-04-14T11:34:11","slug":"m-vs-m-part-5-the-corona-edition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/therunningsoul.com\/2020\/04\/m-vs-m-part-5-the-corona-edition\/","title":{"rendered":"M vs M : Part 5 (The Corona edition)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Friday, 9.30 pm, Day 18 of the Lockdown.\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Me: Oh, let me stay up late and finish this drawing. I don\u2019t have to wake up early tomorrow. What a life, too good!<\/p>\n

Mind: Wah! What an empowering thought! Sure, and then you can sleep in.<\/p>\n

Me: Ya, there is no running anyways!<\/p>\n

(some time passes, colouring is progressing well)<\/p>\n

Me: Hmmm, I feel like eating something.<\/p>\n

Mind: (in an instant!) It\u2019s the time for dessert!<\/p>\n

Me: (a programmed reaction!) What! No\u2026not at night!
\nMind: There is that bar of Magnum in the freezer.<\/p>\n

Me: (vehemently) NO!\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Mind: You\u2019ve been dying to have it. And frankly, you are not even in training for ANYTHING\u2026so what difference is it going to make?<\/p>\n

Me: Actually, yes. Good point. If not now, then when?<\/p>\n

Mind: Go for it\u2026just have it!<\/p>\n

Me: (smiling from ear to ear) I cannot even remember the last time that I had a full bar of Magnum!<\/p>\n

Mind: ( also smiling, wickedly!) Really,<\/em> what kind of a life like this?<\/p>\n

Me: Ya, I will eat it now and then run for 2 hours tomorrow!<\/p>\n

Mind: (sputters with disbelief) What, run for 2 hours? You know that there is a Lockdown na? So, 2 hours in the building!!?<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Me: (argumentatively) So what? People are doing all kinds of things. Why can’t I run for 2 hours? (after a few seconds) Accha\u2026actually okay, that\u2019s a lot and the max. that I\u2019ve done is 75 mins\u2026and that too only once, last week! Ok so, forget running, I will not eat anything tomorrow. Maybe I will try that intermittent fasting thing!<\/p>\n

Mind: (as an aside) What is this new stunt that she wants to try now?<\/p>\n

Mind: Tomorrow is tomorrow\u2026 Just eat it now.<\/p>\n

Me: Arre, but it is a full bar of ice-cream! How can I just eat it?<\/p>\n

Mind: But what is this intermittent fasting? Are you crazy!?<\/p>\n

Me: Dude, everyone is doing it\u2026and I am not even working out. So, if I want to eat this ice-cream that\u2019s the only way!<\/p>\n

Mind: (mumbling)She\u2019s lost it!<\/p>\n

Me: I am telling you\u2026Just sitting in the house all day, for so many days, and eating all the time, without my usual mad running, I will become FAT!!\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Mind: Whatever man\u2026.<\/p>\n

Me: Tell me, how much will this 30-min and 45-min running burn, tell me!! And I am not so<\/em> crazy as to run more than that!<\/p>\n

Mind: (eye roll!) Yeah, tell me about that!<\/p>\n

Me: Ice-cream, Ice-cream!<\/p>\n

Mind: Whacko!<\/p>\n

Me: (getting purposefully and striding towards the fridge) Ya- that\u2019s it! This is a new life. Stay up late. Eat ice-cream. Not run tomorrow and fast all day!<\/p>\n

Mind: Speechless!<\/p>\n

Epilogue: And I walk to the fridge gleefully, like a devil incarnate, open the freezer, feel the chill and smile. My face lights up as I hold the bar in my hand, but my heart stops me, and in slow motion, with puppy dog eyes, and a look of sadness, I put it back. I walk to the cabinet in the kitchen settle for one chocolate-covered date! (Loser!!) And<\/em> I wake up at 6.30 am the next day (it is a curse) and<\/em> run for 90 mins (that\u2019s when this post was written)! The run was in 2 parts as the grocery delivery truck came early! So 70 + 20 mins!<\/p>\n

Yes, I am crazy. And it was really me vs Magnum!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Previous editions here:\u00a0M vs M: Part 4<\/a>. \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0M vs M: Part 3 <\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0M vs M – Part 2<\/a>. \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0M vs M<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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