Running: A Fever

http://RunningAFEVER.com People at work notice when you start getting in better shape. It's slow progress to myself and anyone else who sees me every day, but people occasionally even mention the change to me. Have you ever seen someone who was in great shape and thought, "How can she be committed to her job if she looks like that? She must spend all her time in the gym." I admit that I have had these prejudicial thoughts. It doesn't seem to impacting me at work, at least not with management, but I was at one time concerned that people seeing me do a lot of walking around the room might think I should spend more time at my desk. This prejudice can manifest against other positive characteristics as well. Poise, good grooming, confidence, being well-dressed -- these are all things that are good qualities, but make me think sometimes that a person might be all show. All form and no substance. Just because the form appears to be too good. I know that people can't do everything perfectly, so if they look too good,