Today I surprised myself. I have been slowly getting back into the whole exercise thing for the last month or so - I run, bike, walk, or stretch 3 days a week during my lunch break (it is too hard to run at home before work or after work and not miss out on time with my smokin' hot wife and 2 munchkins).
I decided that as soon as the month of April commenced, I would no longer run inside on the dreadmill or the elliptical, but that I would make the extra effort to run outside. Well, the first week of April was a wash. It rained pretty much everyday that I set aside to exercise. So I pushed back the calendar one more week, hoping for dry weather.
Today was the first day back running outside. The weather was nice (low to mid 60s) with a little humidity, but unfortunately, the pollen count was almost 3000! It didn't matter, I am beginning to hate the spare tire around my waist - at first it was nice because it kept me warm during the cooler months, but it is getting close to beach weather people! Oh, and my pants aren't fitting any more - it is time to step it up!
I planned to run/walk for 30 minutes today (4 minute run, 1 minute walk), but once I started running, I felt pretty good so I kept going.
Less than thirty minutes later I had completed 3.15 miles! Did I run the entire time? No, but most of it! I think I ended up running 2.8 miles and walked the other .35 miles.
It wasn't pretty running, but I am happy to report that I am back and looking for a race to work towards. Nothing more than a half or less than a 5K. I wonder if I can get my 5K time down to less than 25 minutes? hmm....
I decided that as soon as the month of April commenced, I would no longer run inside on the dreadmill or the elliptical, but that I would make the extra effort to run outside. Well, the first week of April was a wash. It rained pretty much everyday that I set aside to exercise. So I pushed back the calendar one more week, hoping for dry weather.
Today was the first day back running outside. The weather was nice (low to mid 60s) with a little humidity, but unfortunately, the pollen count was almost 3000! It didn't matter, I am beginning to hate the spare tire around my waist - at first it was nice because it kept me warm during the cooler months, but it is getting close to beach weather people! Oh, and my pants aren't fitting any more - it is time to step it up!
I planned to run/walk for 30 minutes today (4 minute run, 1 minute walk), but once I started running, I felt pretty good so I kept going.
Less than thirty minutes later I had completed 3.15 miles! Did I run the entire time? No, but most of it! I think I ended up running 2.8 miles and walked the other .35 miles.
It wasn't pretty running, but I am happy to report that I am back and looking for a race to work towards. Nothing more than a half or less than a 5K. I wonder if I can get my 5K time down to less than 25 minutes? hmm....
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