First Run of the Year

Today we did our first run of this year ... I'm really looking forward to watching the number of runs build up - also looking forward to watching as we increase our run times and miles. I am longing to run my first mile. Run without walking for an entire mile, then two, then three and on it goes.

The run today was difficult and I knew it would be. We began at 4:15 and I'd not had anything to eat except for a piece of turkey. I knew I was starting out with no nutritional base - and I know better. I will be working on that as we go. Looking back at the run I see that even though it wasn't comfortable it was still much easier than I'd anticipated. Had I eaten breakfast and lunch it may have actually been a great run.

Again we were 'warned' the park was closing. The park rangers are cramping our style. Ok, maybe, just maybe, we may need to at least consider the possibility of starting earlier. lol. We managed to do six of the seven intervals before we were told the park was closing. The last was up hill so we agreed that made up for the missed interval.

J is comfortable with her commitment to running so is investing in running shoes,which she had to order since the store was out of her size. Yay, she'll have her shoes early next week. I think she will see an improvement in how she feels. Yeah, let's talk about that...

Today E was back with us - jogging stroller and all. It's been a couple of weeks since we took him with us. Pushing the stroller is hard work and consequently has made J a stronger runner. Consequently when E stays with daddy she runs faster and I struggle to keep up with her. Needless to say I was thrilled to see E sitting there so sweetly tucked into his stroller today. Besides that - he's so darn cute and such a good baby!

I'm finding that I want to add another day of running to our schedule, not sure if it's my enthusiasm or my rush to become a better runner and rack in more miles. Probably a bit of both. Next week we'll probably either increase our time or shorten our recovery time. I'll keep you posted ...

We will love running!!!