....with a simple little run last night. I know that it doesn't sound very glamorous or exciting but the important this is that I got out and moved and got started.
I think I will refer to this run as the "The Benchmark". It was a local loop that is 2.07 miles long which took me 19:35 to complete. I will make a real effort to rerun this loop at least once a month to directly compare and track my progress. I hope to get this run done in the 14 to 15 minute range in the future, maybe even quicker.
To simply summarize the run, it sucked. I stuck my headphones in my ears and off I went. It was fine for a about 4:35 until an awesome song came on and suddenly I am cruising WAY to fast and suddenly I am breathing far to heavy for 6 minutes in. Luckily for me I had to fix my bunched up sock which caused me to slow down. After the problem was resolve I slowed down and trotted away.
I felt fine (sorta) up until about 5 blocks from my house. Not sure if it was the knowledge of being so close to the finish line or the 30 degree air stinging my lungs but I felt like trash. I know it will get better but I also know how much I hate running in the cold. I must keep going.
Today I felt lightly sore. Nothing to horrible but I definitely feel like I ran.
Tomorrow I will do another 20 minute run. It may not be the same loop but it will be something.
My plan so far is to simply form the habit of working out again. After that I will start adding gym time and getting more and more elaborate with my work outs.
PJ - keep moving, we all have to start somewhere
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