Running Update

Are you back? Does anyone read this? Meh, it's really just a place for me to vent and get thoughts out anyway.

I had wanted to swim this weekend but that turned into spending Saturday looking for a suit. The elastic had dried out on my one piece, and the only ones I could find were the performance suits at Dick's for around $60.

The Boy and I went out later that day and he found one for me. The sizing on suits is so confusing too. It's a good thing he was there because I was so confused and stressed out by all this. I even snapped at him for humming along with the music in the car. I think I was also really tired. Shopping does that to me.

I've logged some runs, and by runs I mean mostly walks. I'm thinking of doing 30-45 minutes two mornings a week and hopefully swimming a morning or afternoon. Afternoons would rock because The Boy could come with me. I know how to not drown, but I don't know strokes or technique. Last time I just grabbed a kick board and did a few laps until The Boy was done actually swimming laps.

My schedule is insane so I decided that I would get up this morning and run before work. I'm really lucky that we have a gym on campus and a shower/locker room in my building. It's a nice 10 minute walk up to the gym, then I run/walk for 30~45 minutes, and then a 10 minute walk back to my building. I love the shower here; I think because of the higher water pressure and the water is treated. I log my warm-up and cool-down walk to/from campus just cause. Plus it's nice to see I'm making progress.

I'll be going out to my mom's later this week and I'm not sure where I'll run/walk there, but I'll find something. I've got nice base layers if I need to run outside and since I made myself go outside in the cold today I can make myself do it again.