Triathlon

I'm going to do a triathlon! Which entails getting into shape to do a triathlon, which is more the point than the actual race. But my first goal is to run, swim, and bike the equivalent of an Ironman triathlon over 30 days. That should get me on the right track, at least. (Okay, so that will really get me on the right track. Really, really.) Hopefully this will pan out, and not be one of my goals that happens to slip away. :)

Running into Things

I usually pay enough attention to my surroundings that I don't run into things. But sometimes I get distracted, and sometimes I don't notice things.

Yesterday I ran into a tree. That is, I almost brushed some tree branches with my ear. It was pretty close. Yes, it was a short tree, but that's not the point. The point actually is that there were little leaves about to burst forth from the branches, and I've been waiting so long to see anything green on trees, and it was so wonderful to actually run into springtime.

There are little clusters of leaves with jaggedy edges and I could see maybe an inch of green in some places. Today as I was driving I noticed that the barren brown trees are turning a puky sort of yellow-green. (It was actually pretty ugly. Hence the "puky.") It's almost spring!

Running--Attempt 3

This morning I did my loop, only walked once (and it was after I had ran for 5 minutes) and felt great! My legs are getting used to this running thing again. And it feels so good to use my body again, to sweat, to...live. I'm proud of me. Soon I'll really be running. Unfortunately, I'm pretty sure that my loop is under a mile, not over. It took me 9 minutes even today, including my walking.

Running--Attempt 2

This morning I only walked for 2 parts of my loop! It felt good to run, in a painful sort of way. My muscles aren't used to working like this for me, but they're being a little more cooperative than they were on Monday.

I think that maybe running and then showering will be my "me time" a few days a week. It's nice to be alone. It's nice to do something good just for me. It's nice to be outside (even though it was snowing and windy this morning--good precedent). This is good.

Running--Attempt 1

Yesterday I ran. Or at least, I tried to.

I have a loop around a few blocks in my neighborhood that I've been walking most days, and usually it takes about 20 minutes. I figure it's a little over a mile.

I had to stop walk for a few houses, three times. Ouch.

Ouch to my ego, not my feet. Although I now have sore muscles that never were sore when I ran in high school or college. My thighs, for example. And my calves. Oooh, my calves were thinking I was crazy when I tried to make them keep pushing me forward, and they may have been right.

So tonight I'll have another good long stretch. And again in the morning, before I try again. And maybe next week I'll only stop twice. And maybe next month I'll run two, or even three, loops without stopping at all. And soon, I'll feel like a runner again. Soon.