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Hey Stephen Happy Tuesday Running is amazing! And I’m going to tell you why you should do it. So, I have never really been a sports person. I didn’t play sports in school. I didn’t really like them that much when I was a kid. (I was) more of a gamer type of person. That being said, when I was in middle school, I foolishly accepted my dads offer to go running. And what I thought was going to be a very short run around the block, 10 minutes tops, turned out to be 1 - almost 2 hour adventure across town, to Downtown San Francisco to get Jamba Juice. Jamba Juice was good! And when I got home I realized that my brain actually worked, (I was) thinking more clearly. And I didn’t have all that bullshit that’s usually stuck up in here (in my head). So after running off and on for -I don’t know - 20 years now, I’ve learned a few things. And Two mainly are reasons you should run… and it’s the reason why I run too. The first reason is its super addictive! When you start running a lot you get a thing called the runners high. So it’s less like drugs and more like meditation… meditation for your feet. You got to see this.. so many pigeons. They think I’m going to feed them, I guess. So the great thing about the runners high is, suddenly all the problems that you had, all the big problems don’t feel so big anymore. And all the decisions you had trouble making, feel a lot easier. Yeah so um. Don’t get me wrong. Running still sucks. I still wake up and I don’t want to do it. I woke up twice Today! Once I woke up and went back to sleep. Woke up again. Podcast are reason number 2. When I was studying Japanese in America. I listened to podcast. And if you don’t know what a podcast is. It’s basically like radio. Talk show radio, except its on the internet and you can listen to it anytime you want. Which is perfect for learning English. Alright, where was I? Podcast! How are you expected to learn, if you are running? Right? Well, you don’t. That’s the point. You learn doing other things. And then when you run, you put on a podcast and hopefully you get used to listening to English. It’s just training your ears. But that’s really what you should be doing anyways. You’re not really learning a language right? You get used to a language. Yeah so, running is amazing. As we talked Today, I think running is great for studying. Running will get you fluent. It will keep you in shape. It will get you healthy. It might solve all of your life problems. And... there is one more thing … Oh yeah, Just Do It! Wait no! NIKE says that It’s future mason here. I completely forgot you to ask you my question after that long run. I must have been just so tired. Do you think we have any runners watching this channel? If so why don’t you, (Why don’t you) tell me “How far have you ran recently?” I will tell you how far I ran in the comments down below. Alright, so after that run I got so Hungry. I ended up ordering and eating almost an entire pizza all by myself. It got me thinking, “didn’t Stephen used to work at a pizza shop?” I’d love to hear more about it man. Look forward to seeing you Thursday! Alright, cya, peace
Vocabulary Match
Meditation, bullshit, runners high, addictive1. ___________ = Feeling good, reduced anxiety
2. ___________ =Nonsense, stupid or untrue
3. ___________ = Focus one’s mind for a period of time
4. ___________ = dependent on something, when you cannot quit (even if you want to)
Synonym Match
Complete the Sentence
Comprehension Questions
What are the two reasons why Mason still jogs?
Was Mason a sports person?
Discussion Questions
How often do you jog or meditate?
Do you think jogging or meditating helps you in life?
Why do you think people don’t like jogging?
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