Back in the quasi swing of things May 15, 2008
First off, let me say that today was not a monumental success by any means. I ate not one, but two cookies. Now, that’s not so bad you say. Uhm… each cookie was large enough to have its own gravitational pull. Yeah…. decided to have some full on mac and cheese for lunch on top of it all.
But, let’s repeat the mantra- progress, not perfection. I went trail running tonight. Wow. It was awesome. Which is amazing from someone who feels the same way about running that she feels about hangnails. And I don’t like hangnails. Though I guess “trail running” is a little misleading… it was really more like “brisk trail walking with bouts of jogging.” But I learned a couple of things tonight:
1. I miss my boobs bouncing. Not that they don’t bounce now, but, they used to bounce more than my stomach. Ah, how I long for those days.
2. My thighs can be used as incendiary material. The way that those things rub together is dangerous for the forest!
3. Sportsbras are multipurpose garments…. running shorts don’t have pockets and one must carry iPod and car keys!
4. I really like jumping over logs. Why? I don’t know. But it’s fun. (Of course I say this now… wait til the first time I eat it face first)
5. I’m not very coordinated. I came thisclose to death a couple times. And it would have been so embarassing. My corpse wouldn’t be able to show my face in Tahoe again.
6. I actually like it. Normal running reminds me of medieval torture. But, something about that crunch of twigs under my feet takes it to a totally different level. It’s like the trail is uneven, and crooked, and ten times more interesting. Not to mention the scenery! I went up to Fallen Leaf Lake which is just like a slice of heaven. It’s like a mini Lake Tahoe where the water isn’t quite as blue, but even more clear, and it’s tucked away and quiet (which means less people to see me making a fool of myself).
Admittedly, it was rough to get going. A big part of that is because I get way too hot way to easily when I work out, which means a tanktop is a must. And lets just say thats not really a pretty sight. Then lets not forget that whole horribly out of shape thing.
But the good news is, I did it, I sucked at it, and I still loved it. I think that’s pretty awesome!
Oh my gosh
You are so funny!
I love to read your blog!
Keep running,
Keep strong!
~J
Giggle. You truly do have a way with the pen.
Wanted you to know I have changed my blog name to Losin it in Paradise. I noticed that someone had the same blog name as my old one so I changed mine.
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