3/30: Jogging

I went to bed thinking that I was going to get a great night of sleep and wake up refreshed and ready to go.  Of course it took two hours to fall asleep and it felt like I had barely drifted off when the alarm went off.

The trip to the airport was long and filled with break lights, but with two people we were fortunate to be able to use the carpool lane.  My delightful boyfriend dropped me off at San Fran Airport and I have to say I think it might be the nicest airport I've ever been in.  There was an artisan local food store, a kids play place, and so many computer docking stations (with desks and chairs!) that I knew I couldn't be far from Silicon Valley.  As well as lots of art and some funky comfy orange chairs.

As for the flights themselves, thank goodness for dramamine. I got plenty of space on the first flight due to the open seat between me and the only other woman in my row, and I got lots of knitting done while listening to Stephan Fry.

After landing in Florida my mother couldn't wait to take me to a beach. Before I even got to settle into my room she took me to a beach! She simply can't get enough. And I have got to admit, the white sands and setting sun and the clean smell coming out from the Gulf were lovely.

When we finally got to the condo I realized that if I didn't go jogging now I wasn't going to get it in, so I strapped on my ipod and changed into my workout gear.  Since it was dark and dinner was pretty much on the table I was only going to run a mile.  So I ran in circles for a while and after my mile I felt pretty good so I thought I would go a little further.  I managed 2 1/4 miles at a steady jog and I felt great! I was going a lot slower than I do on a treadmill, so that might have had something to do with it.

Of course then I promptly got lost.  So I went in circles for a while, jogging and walking, walking and jogging.  Asked for directions twice and still ended up just winging it to get back.  So no beach running, but that just means I can save it for tomorrow!

2/30: Jogging

It's day two of the jogging days.  I didn't want to go, but after how well it went yesterday I figured Hey! It can't be that bad! I had fun yesterday.  I got a little more than a mile without dying. Once I start I know I'll enjoy it!

Well I was so wrong.  I manged to jog 2.3 miles or so.  It took me 4 tries to do so.  It was not fun and I thought about stopping after the first two tries.  Try three almost made me hate everything! But I gave myself some time to get my breath back and told myself that I really wanted to finish strong and that I should try to jog at least a last 1/4 mile.  So I managed to get 3.5 miles into this day.

At this point I am planning on heading to Safeway for some delightful ice cream! ^_^ Because ice cream helps everything.  I get ice cream with bourbon in it! Yum.

Tomorrow I'm on a plane to Florida for my sisters wedding. I'm packed (after doing 6 loads of laundry!) and I'm going to look fabulous tomorrow!  I'll try to post some nice beach pictures after my evening run.  The goal tomorrow is simply to get a good mile in.  Since I'm not taking any days off to recover this is my plan to keep from hurting myself by taking things too fast. 

The Plan

The plan is simple: For the next 30 days I will go jogging every single day.

Now this sounds extra simple. It gets more fun after this. I have a list of things I want to do or challenge myself with and I want to do them all for 30 days a piece.  Now I'm not even going to pretend that this is a unique idea.  I love Ted Talks and this where the idea sparked. Go watch it, it's awesome and I can't figure out how to embed it into this dumb thing.

Ted Talk: Matt Cutts

So far I have a list that makes me happy and scares me a little. These will run me through a year and I hope to add other things to my list. (Suggestions are welcomed!)

30 days of:
jogging
drawing a picture
baking bread
playing the piano
salad (not only salad, but every day)
different hairstyles
no sugar (!)
yoga
video games
writing a novel
only water
Shakespeare
Roller Skating
Knitting
using a new word every day

The only plans I have for when I'm doing any of these is "no sugar" which gets the delightful and enviable spot of January and the list might change a bit because some of these I'm not sure I really want to endure for 30 days.  I'll explain my plans for each 30 days a few days before I start and post updates every day on how I did.  Granted for some of the posts they may be as simple as "I did it now leave me alone."

Today I knew I was starting my first day of 30 with jogging. While feeling unhealthy and out of shape this seemed like a natural place to start. That is my delightful before picture. My goal was to get a mile of running in and a little walking around it.  I managed 1.9 miles, in 2 parts, and 3 miles total.  I'm satisfied that I pushed myself.

Tomorrow: 2 miles minimum tomorrow and at least 1.25 all in one stretch
Right now: Dinner with my loving boyfriend!