Just like Forrest Gump...

Yesterday was May 6th and my goal was to start a running program of some sort on May 1st.  I was 5 days late but yesterday I ran again for the first time in a looong time!  It was not easy.  I could have gone longer but I didnt want to over do it, take the next day to recover and then find myself not going back.... You all know how that downward spiral works, dont you?  You start working out consistently and then BAM, take a day off to "rest" then before you know it the one day of turnds into two, into three, etc.....  SO- I ran a half a mile yesterday (I know pathetic!) but felt good doing it and then walked for 2 miles and biked for 20 minutes.   Today I plan to go back and do it again.... :)

It is pathetic, saddening and disgusting to me that I was once an athlete and in tip top shape and now I am so far form that... back then it was my "job" and working out for  3 plus hours a day was easy.... UGH, why cant it still be that easy... funny how life gets in the way sometimes!!! 

Anyway, as part of my Clean Slate for '08 goal was to run a road race and get back in shape... Once I'm THERE again, I dont ever want to be HERE again! 

"That day, for no particular reason, I decided to go for a little run. So I ran to the end of the road. And when I got there, I thought maybe I'd run to the end of town. And when I got there, I thought maybe I'd just run across Greenbowl County. And I figured, since I run this far, maybe I'd just run across the great state of Alabama. And that's what I did. I ran clear across Alabama. For no particular reason I just kept on going. I ran clear to the ocean. And when I got there, I figured, since I'd gone this far, I might as well turn around, just keep on going. When I got to another ocean, I figured, since I'd gone this far, I might as well just turn back, keep right on going. When I got tired, I slept. When I got hungry, I ate. When I had to go... you know... I went."