Running with Sliced Oranges...

4.2 miles

Mid 80s before 7 pm game time
40 minutes


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I ran from home to my kickball game today. Our team is pretty good, for a kickball team. We’re third place in a league of 10 or so teams. So for being so good, I thought I’d reward them with a classic sports snack of sliced oranges. I realized after I sent Nicki to the store that this meant that I would have to carry said oranges on my person somehow while also running. Optimistic that I could pull it off, I put the oranges in a supplemental plastic bag and wrapped them up in my game t-shirt and wrapped that around my waist, and off I went.

It only took about 4 blocks before I gave up, realizing that the weight would continue to sag and bounce on my butt as the t-shirt dampened with sweat. I didn’t want the oranges to bounce on my butt. So the only option was to carry them. And so I did the entire rest of the way, alternating hands when my gait became too awkward.

Turns out there’s no good way to run with six oranges worth of orange slices. But I'm the Treasurer and Vice Pres. of the Awkward Club in my mind, so it suits me.



And we lost the game despite extra Vitamin C.

I take my A & P final tomorrow, then it’s 2 ½ weeks without class before I dive into nursing school proper. Off to study.