Day 1

When Zeline left that Thursday morning, I was disappointed at myself for not having STARTED on any sort of exercise routine as I had planned.  I was in the tail-end of my two week leave (which started on 24 January) and there were more calories going in than out.  We had made coffee cloud, brazo de mercedes, orange cake, polvoron, etc. while Zeline was with us.

So after I marinated the whole chicken and stuck it in the turbo, I announced that I was going out.

It was 4:50 pm as I made my way out.  It was a warm, sunny day.  Not really the perfect day to get started on one's running but I figured if I didn't get started today, I may never get started.

I brisk walked to the park.  That is not something new.  I walk all the time.

I can do this, I thought to myself.

But then I had to cross the street and there was a car waiting to cross, so instead of taking my sweet time, I ran.  (My first run in a long time.)  Yes, that dash across the street was enough to make me huff and puff.

(Just so you know, I wanted to call my blog HUFF AND PUFF but blogspot had different ideas.  Armand's blog which at the moment is the extent of my literature on running stated that it was good to keep a running journal.)

So there I was approaching the park.  It had taken about 15 or so minutes to get there.

I contemplated just walking the whole time versus actually running.  Walking was certainly easier but I knew that I had gone off to the park to run.  

So I ran for a bit, starting at the downhill.  Gravity is certainly my friend.

As I "jogged" through the path, I said to myself, I can do this.  

In the words of the Little Engine That Could -- I think I can!  I think I can!  I think I can!

I stopped running soon after and reverted to walking.  Walking is good.  

Then I got back to the downhill part.  Time to get a little more running done.

I didn't get THAT much running done that day but I did manage to start.  I got back home at about 5:45 pm. all sweaty and tired.  

Considering I managed to let the whole of 2010 and January of 2011 pass me by already, getting out that Thursday was good.