And I'm back! How am I doing on that updating this more often thing? I know, I know, not so good. Well I'm going to try harder. I already have a post about Bran muffins almost finished. Hold off judgement until you read it :-), I swear it's better than it sounds.
As you know, I've jumped back into running full force. After gaining back all the progress I had made due to inactivity and poor eating habits, I decided to jump back into the 1/2 marathon training I'd done before, more for the structure and time requirement than anything. I like the fact that it's a set schedule I follow rather than just going willy-nilly. My type A, freakishly planning personality likes that. I decided to start at the very beginning of the training to make sure I didn't hurt myself again. I've been working on the length of my runs so that I can increase my speed. Well, it hadn't been going very well. I would be dead before, during and after my 30 run/walk.
And then, it happened. Last Thursday, I felt pretty good when I hopped on the treadmill. I did my usual 5 min warm up then started my jogging segments. I jumped the speed up past my normal jogging pace accidentally but found myself keeping up. And more surprising, I was enjoying it and I wanted to keep going, so I did! Instead of my 30 minute segment, I went 43 minutes. What surprised me the most was that I felt great and I wanted to keep going. FINALLY! I had finally experienced the fabled runner's high. I have been running on and off for two years and never felt the runner's high before. Not even after (barely) finishing the half marathon. Yes, I had a rush of uncontrollable emotion but it certainly was a high. It was more relief that the torture was finally over.
I'm very excited at this development, especially since I felt the same way after my run last night! It puts a spring in my step and makes me excited to keep going! Who knows, maybe running will actually become my thing! :) In other news, I'm starting to track my food intact better, working on cutting out excessive sugar and trying to find a green tea that doesn't taste like crap. My goal is to get to the point where I"m comfortable wearing shorts in public. (For reference, I haven't worn shorts in probably 10 years) Oh and fit comfortably into my bridesmaid dress of course ;)
Send along any tips or tricks you would like to share, we can do this!
