Runner's Porn

I'm not what you would call an ardent fan of RW magazine in such that I wouldn't go out of my way to get my fix every month. I only get it whenever I can, takdela bersungguh- sungguh cari all around town.

But over the years berkumpul la jugak all the magazine. We stack most of the past issues in our living room's mini library and the rest is well, like some of our books, all over the house.

Sometimes to think of it, most of the stuff featured in the mag is nothing we haven't heard of before or read on the internet. And let's face it, some of the articles and features are recycled, only written in different context. And some articles even cancel each other out. August's issue will say gluten-free diet is good for runners. Then December's issue will say you will need more carbs from wheat derived products for the extra energy.

Thing is, everything in RW you can get for free on the internet.
 Contoh?

The Newbie Ccronicles and other personal accounts about running : type running blog and hit the 'search' button, selambak on the internet.

The Ask Miles section : go to any runner's forum. There's always some smart alec to answer any of your running woes. 

Running attire and gadjet reviews : need I say more ? It's more reliable on the internet sebab takde user bias. 

And you know the most ironic thing in my part about this is what I do while pouring over my latest issue : snacking.

And in my husband's case, lagi kronik : makan nasik.

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I am aware of all this. So why do I still from time to time ( whenever I can, as I claim) defy all logic and still get my occasional fix of RW?

It's the glossy pictures. Make that glossy running related pictures.

The first thing I do when I get my issue is peel it carefully from the plastic wrapping and go gaaaaaaaa over the images.

The vibrant attires! The cool gadgets! The beautiful running paths!

Tu tak sebut lagi pasal the ads.

And after 2 days, baru sibuk nak baca the articles.

I tell myself time and time again, it's just runner's porn.

So with that in mind, last weekend during a casual spree at a book store, I resisted buying the latest issue.

It's porn, it's porn, it's porn so went my mantra.

And after 4 months of not adding RW to my shopping cart, I was happy to READILY declare that I was still maintaining my streak.

Up until after that we entered a used book store which sells past issues of magazines for half the price.

Hancussssss.

Borong sampai 2 pulak tu.

Tak guna.