Training Day 6

I seemed to not have heard my alarm clock this morning. By the time I woke up, it was already too hot to run. My only option was to run in the evening.

Evening came and my hubby suggested that we make it a family affair. So he loaded our son into his stroller and they walked while I jogged beside them. As I jogged my usual 2.25 mile route, I finally understood what the running websites were talking about when they suggest beginners to jog lightly and that jogging lightly meant running light enough that you can hold a conversation with another person or sing happy birthday. Throughout my entire jog, I talked with my family....dare I might say that I enjoyed my jog :-0 I might also mentioned that I completed the 2.25 mile with one stop on that very steep hill....I can see that this will be an uphill battle.

Although I enjoyed the jog and that I was able to run farther than ever before, I did notice that it appeared that my light jog was as slow as a turtle and that I can probably walk faster than what I ran. But hey, I have to start somewhere. As I was running and we were talking about how slow I had to run to run such a long distance, we couldn't help but compare myself to that old famous fable of the Tortoise and the Hare, where slow and steady wins the race. At this time, I told the hubby, I am not looking to be first across the finish line. In fact I am aiming to be dead last across the finish line, at least that way I can say that I finished the race and didn't quit or drop out. So I will be the big, post pregnancy-weight, tortoise, getting my stories mixed up chanting "I think I can, I think I can, I think I can,"running out there with all these other professional runners, aiming for dead last in this race...but to me it will be sweet victory as it will be my first completed half-marathon. That my friends, is something that I am really looking forward to.

On a positive note, my blood pressure is perfect and I am noticing certain articles of clothing are getting less snug...could it be weight-loss! I will let you know when I get to the next size down.