It was truly so exhilarating to get out there. I only did 3.5 miles, walk/running, so, I took my phone with me to help pace myself. Here are the shots from the lunch run. (I even got so inspired I learned how to create my own animated gif! eeekkkk!!!)
Running and Knee Pain
I am heading out for a run at lunch today! I can't tell you how excited I am. It's been a while since I went for a run, like probably well over 6 weeks. And I really Really miss it. I miss those endorphins coursing through my body as I pound the payment. It's been a long and frustrating road getting into an orthopedist office due to a not so great Family doctor and the insurance. But finally I made it into one yesterday morning.
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Runner/Cyclist vs Car
Runner's World is a great resource of mine. Especially while I am recovering from some knee and heal injuries. Today, I ran across this on their site, and despite it being a cycling graphic, I thought it was great for anyone who out exercising among those in their automobiles. And while I would love to write a commentary on the fight between car and bike, I will restrain myself with only one comment: Person in the car, we are not looking for a fight. You are in a car, we are on a bike. You WILL WIN. And thought that might sound nice at first, it won't be for you, your drivers license or your insurance. Just keep that in mind, next time you want to hit one of us, cyclist or runner.
These are some great ideas and alternatives to my standard "give 'em the ole bird." My personal two favorites are starred. I might actually try the "call me" one, just to see what they do.
What do you do when confronted with a rude driver? Have any other great ideas? Happy Sweating.
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the 13th of Friday
It's the first Friday the 13th of 2012. Is it's supposed to be a lucky day or frightening? I admit, it started a bit scary for me this morning stepping on the scale for the first time this year... and I did that even BEFORE I even remembered it was Friday the 13th. So, it all makes sense now. Ha!
Anyhow, I am not going to beat myself up about the numbers that I saw. I am just going to make a change. Eating consciously and tracking my calorie intake and exercising at least 6 days a week (thought I really love sweating, it's the eating part that I have the hardest part with).
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I heard a startling statistic from the fun people at RadioLab: 92% of people DON'T keep their resolutions. Whew! That's high. That means in a room of 100 people only 8 of us will keep their resolutions. Sheeesh. So, here's to being the 8! I thought I would share a few of my "intentions" for 2012 with you, in hopes that in sharing them I will hold myself just a little bit more responsible for manifesting them.
Sources: 1. tights, lock; 2. coffee brewer, 4. journal, 5. is all me, yey