Just as I was about to start for my run yesterday, my brother tempted me to try running in the gym for a change. There is a good reason for running in the gym instead of running by the beach – it saves time. As it works out, when I do run outside, I stop a couple of Km before my house, get something to drink and walk back the 2 km to cool down. This results in adding about 30 mins to the routine. In effect, I have a sunk cost of 45 minutes whenever I run.

Instead when I hit the gym, my fixed cost goes down to about 15 minutes instead. The reminder, I could spend reading or sleeping Sounds like a good deal.

However, the flipside is that running in a gym is extremely boring. There is nothing to look forward to. I cannot motivate myself to run up till the jetty, the light house etc. Instead, I have to stare at the blank wall in front. Running becomes a chore and the only thing I can distract myself with is to run against the clock and put on some music. Further, I seem to prefer the fresh air (relatively at least) outside.

Guess if I need to save some time and enjoy fresh air, I will have to change my routine. May be I will prepare my drinks at home and chill them before heading out for run. This way, I could run all the way back home and get my drink. As for the cooling down walk, I will have to give a miss. It does not add much value anyway if I spend enough time stretching after the run.

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