“There are as many reasons for running as there are days in the year, years in my life. But mostly I run because I am an animal and a child, an artist and a saint. So, too, are you. Find your own play, your own self-renewing compulsion, and you will become the person you are meant to be.” – George Sheehan
A number of people have asked about my basic running program. Here it is:
10 FOR I = 1 TO 60
20 RUN
30 NEXT I
40 INPUT “Do you feel fantastic? “, A$
50 IF LEN(A$) = 0 THEN 40
60 A$ = LEFT$(A$, 1)
70 IF A$ = “Y” OR A$ = “y” THEN 10
80 INPUT “Are you in pain? “, B$
90 IF LEN(B$) = 0 THEN 80
100 B$ = LEFT$(B$, 1)
110 IF B$ = “Y” OR B$ = “y” THEN 400
120 INPUT “Are you out of breath? “, C$
130 IF LEN(C$) = 0 THEN 120
140 C$ = LEFT$(C$, 1)
150 IF C$ = “Y” OR C$ = “y” THEN 300
160 INPUT “Have you had a great workout yet? “, D$
170 IF LEN(D$) = 0 THEN 160
180 D$ = LEFT$(D$, 1)
190 IF D$ = “Y” OR D$ = “y” THEN 400
200 PRINT “Stop being lazy, Leo! Get your butt in gear!”
210 GOTO 10
300 REM REST LOOP
310 FOR J = 1 TO 120
320 RUN A BIT SLOWER
330 NEXT J
340 GOTO 40
400 END
It’s pretty basic, as I’m a pretty basic runner. Also, I’m not perfect so there may be some bugs in the program. It seems to work for my purposes.
“The trouble with jogging is that the ice falls out of your glass.” - Martin Mull