It's 6:30 in the morning and I'm commuting to work. I keep getting passed by joggers. Finally I wake up enough to ask myself...
Who ARE these people??
Seriously. They are almost always young, so not retired people. They are obviously not disabled physically, and statistically can't all be disabled in a non- physical way, so these are working age adults who almost certainly have jobs. This is not a new sport for them - they are wearing special running clothes and shoes, and moving with ease and speed. The clothes look expensive - these people have the money to purchase expensive clothes and shoes. They are healthy looking, clean and fit, even the middle aged ones; they're eating well and often and they're frequently working out and obviously doing things like maintaining hair routines and such.
Despite the majority appearing to fall within child bearing/rearing age, they never have children with them. No strollers, no kids on bikes alongside, no teens keeping up with dads, nothing.
And they're alone, always, not in groups or with accessories proclaiming allegiance to a running team or competition. To all appearances these are 25-50 year old, well-to-do, employed people who are doing this for enjoyment or general exercise and not for team training.
Which brings me back to the original question. Who ARE these people? Who, at 6:30 in the morning on a Wednesday, in the prime working and parenting years, is free at for a run? No children to get ready for school, no lunches to be made or cars to be warmed up or commuting to do. Or if there are children, then the resources to not care for them, at peak waking up time, on a school day. And not just once but CONSISTENTLY. Over and over again, extensive running time alone when others are working. What jobs do these people have? What lives must they live? How much do those shoes COST??
I've decided they must be successful self-employed tech people. Childless. Or maybe medical staff who work shifts in the afternoon and have nannies? Or professors, possibly. Real estate agents. Maybe they all look the same to me but are actually different people?
Another reality, running alongside my own.
Seriously. They are almost always young, so not retired people. They are obviously not disabled physically, and statistically can't all be disabled in a non- physical way, so these are working age adults who almost certainly have jobs. This is not a new sport for them - they are wearing special running clothes and shoes, and moving with ease and speed. The clothes look expensive - these people have the money to purchase expensive clothes and shoes. They are healthy looking, clean and fit, even the middle aged ones; they're eating well and often and they're frequently working out and obviously doing things like maintaining hair routines and such.
Despite the majority appearing to fall within child bearing/rearing age, they never have children with them. No strollers, no kids on bikes alongside, no teens keeping up with dads, nothing.
And they're alone, always, not in groups or with accessories proclaiming allegiance to a running team or competition. To all appearances these are 25-50 year old, well-to-do, employed people who are doing this for enjoyment or general exercise and not for team training.
Which brings me back to the original question. Who ARE these people? Who, at 6:30 in the morning on a Wednesday, in the prime working and parenting years, is free at for a run? No children to get ready for school, no lunches to be made or cars to be warmed up or commuting to do. Or if there are children, then the resources to not care for them, at peak waking up time, on a school day. And not just once but CONSISTENTLY. Over and over again, extensive running time alone when others are working. What jobs do these people have? What lives must they live? How much do those shoes COST??
I've decided they must be successful self-employed tech people. Childless. Or maybe medical staff who work shifts in the afternoon and have nannies? Or professors, possibly. Real estate agents. Maybe they all look the same to me but are actually different people?
Another reality, running alongside my own.
In Ottawa a lot of government workers are still working from home.
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