Running in the City

by Ryan on July 18, 2007

Speaking of running in LA, I’m pretty sure this is the only city in which your average run could include:

*A black transvestite in a dress and fake breasts jeering “I could beat you in a race, backwards.”

*Being forced to scream at a woman’s incessant honking “He’s in a fucking turn lane, shut the fuck up”

and having her turn around and give you the finger.

*Stopping in a park to do situps to find every available grassy area occupied by homeless people or regular people having sex.

*Stopping in a different park and noticing that “futbol” is prohibited.

*Getting one of your tear ducts so clogged with sweat, smog and grit that it swells up to the point of you being told “You look like a retard. No, you literally have the features of mongoloid.” (You can guess who said that.)

*Having small children race you down the street as their parents pay no attention to the fact that their offspring running off with a shirtless teenager.

*Having a random Mexican scream from a moving car to “put a shirt on.”

*Having that instant pang of shame immediately counteracted by Mexican women cat calling from the next vehicle.

More to come, this is only from the last week.

{ 7 comments… read them below or add one }

corkhead32 July 18, 2007 at 11:06 pm

Holiday, you’re fucking disgusting.

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John July 19, 2007 at 3:43 am

“You look like a retard. No, you literally have the features of mongoloid.”

Care to tell who says this?

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chris July 19, 2007 at 5:18 am

finally, a piece that singes my nerves. You really captured the rawness of running on the streets of L.A. And was it Tucker Max? It was tucker max wasn’t it? I bet it was.

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Alex Jeffries July 19, 2007 at 8:12 am

Hey, this is not entirely related, but do you still play guitar?

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Art July 19, 2007 at 10:23 am

This was hilarious. Needles and used condoms don’t deter you from doing sit-ups?

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Ryan Holiday July 19, 2007 at 11:26 am

Of course it was. And I haven’t picked up a guitar in probably 2 years.

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Alex July 20, 2007 at 1:29 pm

That is hilarious. Only in LA…

Although, some pretty crazy shit happens in NYC too.

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