I started running again. That sounds official, right? You are allowed to be skeptical...
I bought some new shoes, so that helped the motivation. I also bought a "compression" shirt which speaks more accurately to the real motivation. Although, my after-run weight was 195.5-- which is about 10lbs less than I thought it would be, so I'll take it.
On Friday I went for a run on the treadmill, too. I started at my 6mph pace and started sucking wind almost immediately. I felt like I had accomplished something just getting past that first mile-- which I did with a combination of that 6mph joke, walking, and something in between. Pretty sad.
So, today, I started at 5mph and went for two miles. I started thinking 1 mile would be good and it came and went so well that I did a mental fist pump. But, then I looked at the stats and, well, it's not much of an accomplishment to say I am the master of the 12-minute mile. Know how many calories that burned? 175. I just had to keep running. So I did. 24 minutes, give or take, 2+ miles, 350 calories-- at least that burns off the Cheetos I ate during the football game.
On Friday I tried listening to Christmas music. The only problem with that is my iPhone is a pain in the ass with music. I have a nice collection on my computer, even on my iTunes account. But, my phone just won't acknowledge the same list. My phone won't even acknowledge songs I bought through iTunes with my phone. Today, I went with the "non-holiday" music for those few songs and that was better. The highlight? Desire by U2. Rattle and Hum!
I bought some new shoes, so that helped the motivation. I also bought a "compression" shirt which speaks more accurately to the real motivation. Although, my after-run weight was 195.5-- which is about 10lbs less than I thought it would be, so I'll take it.
On Friday I went for a run on the treadmill, too. I started at my 6mph pace and started sucking wind almost immediately. I felt like I had accomplished something just getting past that first mile-- which I did with a combination of that 6mph joke, walking, and something in between. Pretty sad.
So, today, I started at 5mph and went for two miles. I started thinking 1 mile would be good and it came and went so well that I did a mental fist pump. But, then I looked at the stats and, well, it's not much of an accomplishment to say I am the master of the 12-minute mile. Know how many calories that burned? 175. I just had to keep running. So I did. 24 minutes, give or take, 2+ miles, 350 calories-- at least that burns off the Cheetos I ate during the football game.
On Friday I tried listening to Christmas music. The only problem with that is my iPhone is a pain in the ass with music. I have a nice collection on my computer, even on my iTunes account. But, my phone just won't acknowledge the same list. My phone won't even acknowledge songs I bought through iTunes with my phone. Today, I went with the "non-holiday" music for those few songs and that was better. The highlight? Desire by U2. Rattle and Hum!
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