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Written by Moniece Robinson
I’ve always felt like a work in progress. Unfortunately, I was plagued with the “Treadmill Syndrome.” I employed this term each time I felt as if I was working hard, toward my goals only to look up and realize that I was in same place that I started. I was frustrated and I wanted to “get off the treadmill.” I used this analogy constantly for years and it is quite ironic that running became the remedy.
I started running because I was bored. Every weekday, I worked, came home and plopped on the couch in front of the tube until bedtime. Every weekend, I did for everyone else, but never for myself; little did I know that I would start an improved relationship with life by becoming a runner. It all started with a one mile Dog Jog to benefit a local animal shelter. I wanted to get out of the house and do something different. Itt was a bonus that I could take my dog along. Having never done anything like this before, I was anxious to get started, and once we began to run - very eager to reach the finish. Afterwards, both my dog and I were exhausted. Looking back, we started way too fast and both of us panted for the rest of the afternoon. |
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It wasn’t all that long ago when women’s boxing was unheard of. Today though, we have grown accustomed to seeing women pummel each other in brutal fashion, all for the fame and glory of winning a prize belt and money. The question today is not should women be allowed to box ( hey, if you want to beat each other up, go for it) but rather is the public perception of women boxers and how the fights should be classified and who is the best in the world? In short, the same thing we ask of men boxers. Women’s boxing is not publicized as widely as men’s, nor are the fights aired as often. Fans of women’s boxing wonder why, when the fights seem to be more passionate, more interesting, oftentimes more bloody. All the makings of good ratings. Experienced male boxers often have a look of complacence in their eyes during a fight. I suppose this has to do with women feel more than men, typically speaking. Women are more feeling, passionate people, and if a woman boxer is put in the ring with someone who defeated her once before, there is an underlying dislike amongst the two. |
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