Yay, me!

One of my goals is to get back into running. What with my schedule (ok, my kids' schedule), it's been tough finding time to run -- they're not old enough (IMO) to be left alone, even for the 30 minutes or so I need.

Once Grace's baseball was over, though, I realized I had two nights a week that I could potentially run. Tuesdays, when the kids are with their Dad, and Thursdays, when the kids are at choir practice (yay for choir!).

So I got into that schedule, and was doing OK...but then I got sick.

Now you have to realize, I have two kinds of sick. I either get a cold that I fight through for a week or so and doesn't really slow me down, or I get a cold that turns into a sinus infection if I'm lucky, and some sort of hideous bronchial nightmare if I'm unlucky.

Well, this fall it was the hideous bronchial nightmare. I was laid out for a solid three weeks. Blech. No fun. Plus, it was right after I got myself into the habit of running, but not at the point where I was truly back in shape.

So, this Saturday I decided I'd go run again, and try AGAIN to get back into the habit. I managed about two miles, and walked a third (my normal run is about 3.25 miles), and was pretty happy with myself.

But today was the test. Would I actually get my lazy body, after a full day of work, into my running clothes and out the door?

I DID!!!! YAY, ME!!!!! Plus, I ran the entire route, and did it in about 41 minutes. Not world record pace, but not to shabby for an old lady! And an old out of shape lady at that!