My Top 5 women's fashion hates...

I love women but there are just some things I can't accept and are instant turn-offs for me:

1. The short tight bermudas/trousers that are worn in the winter or while going out.
2. The skinny jeans: Just the thought that you've spent I don't know how long squeezing yourself into those tiny jeans, and the thought that they're a bitch to get off doesn't appeal to me.
3. The pointy toe flat shoes: Those stupid flat type shoes that have the pointy toes. Made even worse if they have a small thin pointy heel (not a deal breaker though).
   
4. The furry boots or ugh boots: Based on the Ugh boots, they look stupid and they were originally made for indoor use only, they only looked good on the person that made them all that at the start, Elle MacPherson (lets face it, she looks good in anything).
5. The Gucci or any other super tacky designer bag: lets face it, you'll either be way too high maintenance or way above my standards...

But a cool, funny, interesting, and intriguing personality will definitely always turn me on, even though you might be wearing the above fashion atrocities...

Top 5 niggling injuries you get from running...

This is my second Top 5 list. Although I'm not much of a fan of lists they can be good to warn or show stuff more clearly. So here's my list of niggling (small) injuries that you might get when training for a long run:

1. Bleeding nipples: Maybe a little too personal, but this injury is extremely irritating and caused by your shirt rubbing against your nipples while you run.
2. Nails falling off: If you wear shoes that are too small, you're going to get stubbed or blue toes, and eventually your toenails might fall off, buy running shoes that are a size larger than normal.
3. Shin splits: Its an injury thats caused by the constant pounding on your shin bones from running on hard surfaces, 4 times your bodyweight goes through your heels and legs at impact.
4. Whiplash: Not the whiplash in your nek, but in your calves. Can just shoot down your calf muscle if you don't warm up or stretch properly.
5. Nagging pain caused by tight muscles: As you train your muscles in your legs get stronger and bigger. If you don't stretch properly those muscles pull on your tendons and joints causing a continuous pain. STRETCH, STRETCH, STRETCH, is the only remedy.

From personal experience all these small injuries really stink and are extremely irritating. Warm up and stretch is the only remedy to keeping injury free. You can prevent injury number 1 by using vasaline. Enjoy your running...

Top 5 dogs you don't want to meet while running...

Its every runner's (and mailman's) nightmare top 5:

1. The Beagle: Definitely the scariest thing out on the road (besides axe-wielding truckers).
2. The Jack-Russell terrier: Small and persistent, an excellent motivator, keep running.
3. The Rottweiler: Much too protective of their owners.
4. The Sheep-dog: Their herding ability takes over and they give you the 'evil-eye'.
5. Anything small: Must be compensating behaviour...

Lets hope you don't come across these dogs while you're out running.
But if you come across this guy, say hello and give him a pat on the head (his name is Max):