I didn't know I was going to start my running adventure today. If I had I would have probably talked myself out of it or would have worried about how I was going to do.
Andrew made the call that today was the day. He decided that 6:30am seemed like a great time to wake up so I changed his diaper, put him in our single BOB, grabbed my earbuds, iPod and off we went. I wasn't even sure how to do it. I did a walking warm up lap around the block and then started running. Listening to "Lets Get This Party Started". Random, but a perfect song for my first time hitting the pavement. Andrew played with his rattles while I ran and ran. I kept saying just make it to the next block, the next driveway, the next whatever. Small, simple little goals that I knew I could accomplish. I'm pretty competitive so goals like that work for me. I made it to the street after the bridge in our neighborhood and felt really good about myself.
What I found out while running was I had time to think. Time to get my head straight for the day. Time with just Andrew and me. Time to be while getting something done which is what really makes me happy. We saw deer, other friendly neighbors and tiny dogs. It was in fact the perfect way to start my morning.
We were gone a total of 30 minutes. Some walking and running. As for distance, I'm not really sure how far I ran. I'll try to measure it at some point. Next run is Monday morning with a kid(s) or not I'll be out there!
Happy Running!
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