Here I am with Niels and Christian after finishing my longest (and slowest!) race (The top of Utah marathon in Logan, UT) in 2003 back when I got into really good shape. Or at least I felt pretty decent!After a year and 4 months (with a couple short stints of walking in between) I have finally decided to try and get back into shape and start running again. Here's the thing though, I really, really DON'T like starting over.
What do I mean by starting over you ask? Here let me explain!
While in Illinois I started over after we moved there (I had quit and was barely running right after I had Aricin) and got back into running yet again with an early morning running group (that dwindled down to 2 of us by the end until we picked up one more friend). By the time we moved from Illinois to North Carolina I was running 4 miles 2-3 times a week, cross training (elliptical, weights, and/or rock climbing) on the other 2-3 days a week. For me I was in pretty good shape. And then we moved, again...
Yep all the chaos of moving, the loss of my 2 running friends (heck even knowing ANYONE), and the apartment we moved to (literally nowhere to run there besides the parking lots) and I quit. Plain quit. Add to that that I had a stubborn case of posterior shin splints for the previous year or more and I decided to take a break. And it ended up being another long one.
So here I am again trying to start over. And I can't stand it! I can't stand the fact that I used to be able to run 4 miles at almost a 10 minute mile pace and now I can hardly run 2 minutes without practically dying.
And to top it all off I am not naturally athletic at all. Cardio is hard for me and my endurance comes VERY slowly. I am not one of those people that can take off on my first day back and run a mile. Nope, a minute or two if I'm lucky and both my legs and my lungs are screaming by then!
So like I said in the beginning I am starting over yet again. I can't even count how many times it's been since I originally started running 12 years ago but I know it is a lot. College, marriage, pregnancy and kids, work and moving and more moving. I feel like I end up stopping more than I start over.
And so it begins again...
4 comments:
I soooo wish I had your ambition! I wish I had someone to run with. I run on my elliptical a couple times and I lose my oomph. I AM going to start swimming a couple times a week with a friend of mine. Hopefully I can kick this baby weight to the curb!
Hey at least you have the guts to start it all over again. I hate running but when I did it for the brief period I sure feel better. The 45 minutes of dressage kicks my butt once a week.
You can do it!
I hate starting over too!
Good luck!
Just remember that I used to have to take Tarzan while you guess flew down the jogging path! You will be flying in no time.
I hate that first month of starting over again....too.
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