the rain didn't stop us from our run tonight. my calf, however, was being a real jerk. midway through our workout, i had to slow down my pace so told hubbie to pass me (allowing him to continue at a faster speed). after we both finished, he walked back to get me and thankfully, he acknowledged that he has much longer legs, which naturally, produces longer strides. you think? it takes me about 1-1/2 to almost 2 strides to catch up to his one. so no matter how hard i try, even when both my legs are working properly, i'm always chasing after him.
marrying into his family has thrown me into the land of tall people. (now, my parents are tall for asian people, but i'm talking TALL). my SIL has an inch over my husband, so walking with her consists of me doing a brisk-walk-turned-light-jog while she is merely strolling along. after family parties, i wonder why my neck is aching, until i realize that it's because i'd been looking up the entire time.
i often wonder whether tall people remember how much more it takes for short people to keep up. to be fair, it probably would be similar to short people remembering how hard it can be for tall people to find clothes and shoes (as my SIL tells me). so, probably not. but i was glad my husband recognized this little fact today about the differences in our strides. it kind of let me off the hook alittle for not being able to stick to his side.
and hopefully, our future kids will get his genes, so they don't have to be running after anyone.
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