I'm Forrest, Forrest Gump

At CrossFit we often run as part of the workout of the day. The runs are short; usually three to five rounds of two to four blocks each. We run on the street right behind our building. Even though it is only one block west of Main Street there are very few cars that drive on it. The street slopes down on each side so running on the side of the road is difficult. It makes if feel like one of your legs is working twice as hard as the other. For this reason, I usually run right in the middle of the street.

The other day while running at CrossFit there was nobody in front of me, I had a long open view to the end of the block where I would turn around. I thought that I must have looked like Forrest Gump as he ran through the desert in the middle of the road. I started quoting lines from the movie in my mind. It helped pass the time but became annoying when I tried to remember all of the kinds of shrimp that Bubba told Forrest about.

Now I have to pay close attention when I run to make sure someone is in front of me when I run at CrossFit – if I don’t I start thinking I look like Forrest Gump and start dreaming of shrimp . . .

You can barbeque it, boil it, broil it, bake it, sauté it, shrimp cabobs, shrimp gumbo, pan-fired, stir-fried, pineapple shrimp, coconut shrimp, pepper shrimp, shrimp stew, shrimp soup, shrimp salad, shrimp and potatoes, shrimp burger, shrimp sandwich – that’s about it.