This was waaaaaaaaay overdue.
On our first outing to the gym Luke and I dropped off the kids in the playroom and parted ways with a kiss!
Where do I go now I thought to myself.
I ended up on a treadmill hoping to take a walk and contemplate my options.
After a few brisk walk I turned up the pace to a jog.
It has been a long time since I ran anywhere.
Crazy enough, I ended up running/walking 3 miles in 40 minutes.
When I left the gym that morning I was looking forward to running again.
Very strange.
Six months ago I bought a pair of Nike Free 5.0 tennis shoes, at the recommendation of our corporate trainer at work. He was right, they are the BEST shoes I have ever worked out in. (Considering 2 years ago a podiatrist wanted to perform surgery on my funky feet due to high arches, I thought it was amazing that my ankles/feet didn't hurt after each workout). I give the shoes a thumbs up.
Moving on---After two weeks I was still looking forward to each run I could squeeze in at the gym. While in San Diego with the family there was an insert in the newspaper on running and found some interesting websites/facebok pages dedicated to marathons (www.runrocknroll.com). I saw a few advertisements for 5K runs and half marathons and I turned to Luke and said something astonishing:
I THINK I am going to try and do a half marathon sometime in the next year.
I am not sure what Luke thought about it, but I wondered if I should have opened my big mouth after only 3 weeks of going back to the gym.
Needless to say my husband has been VERY supportive. (Not supportive enough to enter a marathon with me.....) :)
I like to run in sleeveless shirts so instead of buying new ones, I cut the sleeves off of comfortable shirts I all ready had. I am so creative....and cheap.
On the way home this weekend we stopped by the Nike outlets in Tulare to buy school shoes. I ended up finding some neat stuff for running, including some socks that give arch support. (cool) I also ended up purchasing the "Nike + Ipod" sensor because I was absolutely certain it was compatible with the new shoes I had recently purchased. I couldn't wait to use it.
(This little thing fits under the cushion of your left shoe and connects to your Apple device)
Well--turns out the shoes I have are not compatible.
Shoot!
So, I took the contraption to work today to show a co-worker who is also a runner AND has a pair of compatible Nikes he just got for Father's Day. I got home from work this afternoon and was getting ready to to head to the gym with Luke when he surprised me.....
with a new pair of running shoes that would be compatible with my "Nike + Ipod" gadget.
This man is too much. I just wanted to squeeze him!!
My card he made me ( I think it might be my favorite of all time)
The shoes! Aren't they beautiful?!
We excitedly got everything linked up and working and headed to the gym.
I never thought I would be so anxious to exercise!
I ran 3.5 miles in 40 minutes. (40 minutes is kind of limit right now. I begin to get anxious and bored. Hopefully that gets better soon)
When we got home and sync'd my phone, the workout info sync'd to http://nikerunning.nike.com and charts it (...and all this other fancy stuff) So neat. I cannot wait to keep running and see how everything progresses.
In the meantime...a big, big, big kiss to my husband for spoiling me. You are too good to me! I love you.
2 comments:
So now the kids can yell to you "just keep running, just keep running"
You can do it Katie! A half marathon is totally do-able. Keep up the good work!
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