Hey there,
Someone told me to write about the first week, or so, of the journey. Because it will force me to go and do it. If I don't write or tell someone, it would be just as easy to say "Oh, I'll do two tomorrow." Today would have been that day.
I woke up at 3 am this morning, sore! And fell asleep again at 4. Woke up at 5 and started a bike ride. I got about 3 miles away and my tire popped. I have a really old mountain bike that I have been borrowing from my son. Sorry Joey. Biking seems to be a lot easier on my body, except for the 3 mile walk home pushing the bike. :( So now, I need a bicycle. Any suggestions?
I have been having an exceptionally difficult time at work the past few days; wrestling with antivirus issues. Combine that and being sore, I was a little cranky. So I had a little fun with ring tones today on our phone system.
I got home and REALLY didn't want to run. However, I knew I had to because I was going to write about it. I ran around the block. I did it in 16 minutes but I ran the whole time. I felt proud that I made it only to discover when I looked on Google maps, it said that it is 7/10 of a mile, which should take 2 minutes by car, and 14 minutes to walk. DOH! I'll do it again tomorrow!
Mowed the lawn and made a chicken curry with rice, and a fruit smoothie to drink, and carrots.
Day 2....sore, but, in the words of Borat, Great Success!
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To bad you don't live a little closer..i would run with you..i am about that slow right now. Sadly when I was in great shape in Iraq I ran 2 miles in 18:04..which was the 2nd fastest female time in our unit. I really would like to get back in shape but really hate working out..and i get so bored and I am horrible at knowing what to do, and pushing myself to actually do something
ReplyDeleteTom..also I found that doing sprints for me was a great way to get back in shape and to be able to run faster. Do 30/60's to start..and increase from there... run 30 sec jog or walk for 60 seconds. It really helped me. Eventually you will be sprinting further and further... I actually eventually was able to nearly sprint an entire mile. That sprinting pace just became my normal pace until I got too tired. I am sure if i would have kept it up I would have been able to go further and further at that pace.
ReplyDeleteThanks Tanya. I"ll look into that. I just have to get into the habit for the next few weeks and then look at REALLY getting into shape. Right now, I think getting into the routine and getting past the initial pain is all I can handle. :)
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