"Goa jogging'

It’s definitely ‘joggers delight’ on my beach this morning. I regularly see the ‘odd’ jogger but today there was the full spectrum, from the true dedicated ‘jogged everyday for 20 years’ individual, to those that look as if they might not even reach the end of the beach and only reach their room via the paramedics. So why the sudden influx, no idea, not really bothered….. But the array was awesome:

Focused, hair swept back in a metronome ponytail with perfect pace and expensive trainers, as sleek as a racehorse and the epitome of grace, health and fitness, a rarity really unlike her companion who had obviously thought it was a good idea when it was discussed in the bar the previous evening. You can see it now, ‘Oh I run every morning without fail, it’s what keeps me slim and fit and full of energy’. The new chum thinks……Mmmmm….I can do that…  “So do I. Would not miss it for the world!’. “Come tomorrow then, it will be fun”. The chum thinks …oh shit…So there she was this morning, hair tied back, running a few paces back and wishing she was back in her room. Glowing slightly more than she should and checking out the two silhouettes on the sand and realizing the evidence was plain to see who may have been exaggerating…..

Two overweight mid-fifties men came next, Speedos (of course…it’s a generation thing) and running  to make it look as if they do it every day, they probably did in the 80’s but in 2012 it’s not really a good idea, presumably they checked if the lifeguards were on duty

Then there was the Eastern European in black designer swimsuit, turban, full make up and bare footed to show silver toe nails. Pace did not matter for our jogging Isadora Duncan, what mattered was to be seen….run to fast and people will not see you, run to slow and the ‘look’ does not work .

‘Miss Sharpei’ was very interesting to watch, yes, when people jog, ‘things’ tend to bob up and down, my son when he was younger called them ‘breastages’, but it wasn’t the breastages that you noticed, it was the jowls. Not a flattering look, a scarf under the chin and tied at the top of the head may be an option if she wants to continue and not get sand in her cheeks. 

Just a few of many sights this morning, but I have saved my favourite until last, when she ran her feet did not appear to leave the sand, her legs were def moving but it was unbelievable. Her arms were in full swing, two swings of the arm to one stride with a look of sheer determination. Putting it like this it sounds as if she was running at quite a pace, in fact she just gave the appearance of speed , people were actually passing her at a leisurely walk.   

………………..I know I should not criticize, I don’t jog I don’t do any exercise at all, but perhaps there should be a health warning on all of the beaches: don’t do anything you don’t usually do! The only problem is that it would spoil my entertainment!     

…………………will try and get video proof!