Bear with me on this one. I promise I’m going somewhere. Town Lake or Lady Bird whatever is like a high school cafeteria for joggers. Each section is split by cliques. At 17 miles around, the lake encompasses some pretty diverse areas, and you can find your status by where you jog.
Ready? I am.
“I jog along riverside between pleasant valley and 35.”
You are pretty ghetto or a loner, but you are also jogging to get exercise. We know that if you jog over here you are not trying to impress anyone since there is nobody to impress. Also risking assault by looking at someone wrong is commendable. You will be fit but not have many friends running over here.
“I jog along riverside between 35 and Lamar.”
You are either a parent or socialite or you are showing off your new spandex. Parents like this area because it is always clean, there is a good view, and the crowd is usually sparse. You have a medium commitment to exercise. You really want to be outside enjoying the experience.
“I jog in Zilker.”
Die. You aren’t here to exercise. You jog here to show off, pick up a date, or get picked up. Also, those fat guys, or tools, who have never jogged before love to pack the track here. The level of dedication is zero here, except for the girls who run to show off. I’m basing this off the fact that it takes 20 mins to park and actually get to the track. You cannot keep a steady pace because of all the dogs, bums, and strollers packing the track. However there are good people that jog THROUGH the park. Hopefully the girls don’t stop jogging there, otherwise it’ll be a sausage fest.
Did I miss anyone?
