I am trying to run. I long to be 'fit enough' to run carelessly and easily through the trails of our city. I've been trying to get out 3 times a week at least and whenever I see the groups of runners or those that seem to do it so easily I get excited when I think that could be me one day. I NEVER thought I would say that. I hate exercise but for some reason the sun, beautiful weather at lunch time and just the fresh air has been a great combo for me. It's stress relieving, it makes me feel good physically (well maybe not the next day when I'm stiff) and I think it's helping me shed some weight. My goal for now is to be able to run a 5K. I have a ways to go. Today I ran for about 2K but I did do 5K total. I used to be the type that focused on time exercising and now I'm focusing on distance. I'm not sure if one is better than the other but I feel like I'm accomplishing something cool! And I downloaded the app - Runkeeper which tracks your pace, distance, time and calories burned. It's neat to see how well you did at the end. And something I noticed today - running without a stroller to push makes you twice as fast! HA - go figure.
My only concern is - what to do when the weather changes :( I suppose the treadmill will be the answer...which means a gym membership. I'm up for it but I do hope the warm weather lasts as outside is far more enjoyable.
Now if only I could disguise my tomato face after
PS Getting close to 'onderland' eeeeep :-)
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