(<------not me...lol )
I am sooooo excited!
I used to run (well if an 11min mile is called running) all the time from college until I was about 43. Cathy, my buddy in college (they one whose son just got married, see previous post) got me started. We ran every day without fail. I pretty much kept it up and had a baby jogger (back when they were a novelty) and loved running in the suburbs of San Fransciso. Great weather and lots of hills. :)
In Ohio I found another running partner, (another Kathy!) and we were up every morning at 5:45, running. The other moms thought we were crazy and we were, but we had some great talks and great runs. We ran without fail unless the temp was below 10 F or if there was ice.
Then I moved to Houston. Muggy, Hot. Bad air quality. Then I kept putting on weight. When I did run, my shoulders and neck hurt so bad. The stress. I quit. I miss it a lot.
When you run, you are outside- every run is different. And you can 'zone'. That is that kind of runner's high you get after you are in decent shape and you can daydream and your legs seem to move by themselves. I miss that.
Well, today I went to our big park with a trail to do a walk/run. It was beautiful out. I had the Ipod playlist Stephen made for me-- awesome motivating songs! I ran 3 miles.. (with just a few short walk breaks)-- and it felt like old times!
Now, I am just hoping I don't wake up tommorrow with a crunched neck. It may happen.
But I realized as I was on my 3rd lap today that maybe perhaps the 20 pounds I dropped since the summer may have something to do with the successful run? That like runnning carrying 2 gallon water jugs. Wow. And I could still stand to lose 10-15 more pounds, just to get back to where I was in Ohio.
My 'gremlin' voice tells me I never should have gotton so heavy. But that is life. Stress, snacking, comfort eating, no workout plan.. it happens easily. But,my body is feeling so much better and I am even more encouraged to keep going.
3 miles! Whoo Hooo!!!
(O.K. Karen, if you are reading this, find me a 5K in the winter/spring before it gets hot! I'm ready to rumble!)
5 comments:
I am excited for you - can feel your joy a the run, through your post!
Off to do a Turbo Jam today - one of my joys! lol!
Thank you Leonie.. I can always count on you for encouragment! lol
And guess what... I woke up today and my neck did't hurt. Yippee!
Have fun with your turbo jam.. I know how much you love them.. and they make you sing! :)
Wow! I might be able to run a mile if the need was great, i.e., being chased by someone with a weapon....
That does sound so cool, I'm happy you woke with no neck pain!
Ok... check my running blog for a suggestion. Also the run the woodlands 5K happens every 2nd and 4th Saturday at 8 am... the best part, it only costs a buck!
Right on, Cindy!
Whoooo hooooo! (that's me cheering from the sidelines with my cup of COFFEE!)! LOL!
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