Surprise! I am a procrastinator. Really nothing new (My sisters date to one of her high school formals would totally agree since he had to wait for me to finish her dress one year...oops!). I have actually thought a few times that I need to blog, it helps me clear my mind and then I don't dwell on what I should be doing and just get things done, sometimes I get it done just so I can blog about it!
This coming Monday Will be a month since I started running. I love it! I love feeling my body work, not so much the struggling for breath, but feeling the stretch and the burn. I love pushing past what I thought I could do. There are a lot of times, I could safely say most every time, that I have to talk myself into hitting my goal but I can usually go a bit further even without having to chant words of encouragement to myself. I get to run with My husband or one of my kids at least once a week and that is always a plus, because you cant fight if you are out of breath, usually I am the only one out of breath. I also sleep better at night knowing I have exercised, or maybe more like because I have exercised.
I have a super coach. My Dad was once the record holder for the mile at our local stadium, he has spent the last few years with some rough health problems. I am not sure that coaching me was what he really wanted to do but it got me going and now while I am "training" he and sister #1 walk the track which is great for them both and makes me accountable and also gives me a few cheerleaders! I am working on a mile right now. I haven't run an actual mile since 7th grade, so it will be quite the day when I actually get there.
A mile is 4 times around the track so the first time I went/go as far as I can with out being too winded AKA sucking air! Each time I need to go farther than the last and then run it all out on the last lap, it ends up being about half a mile running and half a mile walking, with a cool down lap at the end.
Today I ran around the track all the way plus 100 yards the first run, walked 100, ran 300 yards, walked 300 yards and then ran a lap! I was sucking air but I was so happy for myself, it was awesome. When I stopped after the final lap I asked Jaide to get my water she said all she got from my incoherent mumbling was "water".
So today I am full of surprises and so proud of myself!
