Bad run becomes reflective walk

I'm supposed to be running.

I'm actually walking.

At a God-awefully slow pace.

My legs were tired after one mile.

My back ached at mile two.

My thighs were chafed after three.

I threw in the damn towel before I made it to four.

I was supposed to do five. :(

I complained via Twitter about a quarter mile ago (follow me there if you don't already). What the hell is my problem?

I think I've got it figured out.

I ate terrible food from Friday to last night's dinner. My body has 0 fuel right now. Seriously bad. Like Strawberry Coolatta, wine, filet mignon, loaded baked potato, bacon, home fries, chocolate chip pancakes. I could go on all day...

While I'm sort of pissed at myself, I'm choosing to chalk this up as a learning experience.

Moral of the story:
You get out exactly what you out in! :)


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31st blog post

While looking at my blog yesterday, I realized I have blogged 30 times.

I thought to myself, really? 30 times.

That seems like a lot to me...I've never stuck with any other blog I've tried to write for this long. :)

I think I'll have a glass of wine to celebrate.

Happy Monday!

Face lift

So here's what I'm wondering...

For all two people (ok maybe more than 2 but not much more) that read my blog, would it be more welcoming if you actually knew more about me? A picture of me? My real name?

I'd like to encourage more readers to come back should they stumble upon me and I think seeing a person behind the blog might be helpful. I've been avoiding this because I'm a teacher

Any thoughts? Bueller? :)

Vibram Five Fingers

I've worn my Vibrams a few times since I've gotten them. Really the only thing that has kept me from wearing them every time was that a screaming infant wanted his mama and I didn't want to take the extra time teasing him while I wrestled my Vibrams on.

What I love about my Vibrams:
1. My shin pain is gone. Completely.
2. My knees feel good when I wear them. Four miles in regular sneakers and I could feel the swelling in my knees. No problem at all in my Vibrams.
3. After I workout, I love the feeling of sore muscles. I know I've worked and my body is getting stronger. I have that feeling more in my Vibrams.
4. Its like running barefoot. Very liberating. I feel like a little kid again!
5. My feet feel tons lighter in my Five Fingers.
6. Moosejaw.com (that's where I bought them) has some pretty funny packaging, sort of worth buying from them to just to read their inserts. :)

What I hate about my Vibrams:
- I can't think of anything...other than that my sister makes fun of me every time she sees me in them. She'll get over it though!

Why I'm loving running...

One year ago I weighed about 35 lbs more than I weigh today and was about 8 months pregnant.

Today I ran 4 miles and felt great. It was hot. It was humid. I got tired. But I enjoyed it. Now that it's done I have so much energy to tackle life's little tasks.

Running just makes me healthier and happier! :) Enjoy the rest of your Sunday everyone!


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