Once it dawned on me that my dislike of running is why I haven’t been exercising enough, I’ve felt better! Sometimes knowledge is power.

And I’m feeling like I am back to my old self again. Today I woke up excited about getting in three laps at Antrim Park.

Saturday, I walked for an hour with the Buckeye Striders. Yesterday I kind of ran with my husband and son for about 2.5 miles. Today I walked for another 3.6 miles. Woo hoo!

Today the walking was a little bit hard. Because of some freelance editing I needed to get done early, I didn’t leave the house til nearly 10:30 — it was already starting to get warm. I could also “feel” my legs from working my muscles differently during yesterday’s run. Unfortunately, I had chosen to wear my Air Force Marathon shirt (one of my favorites) but wasn’t thinking about how heavy the fabric is — it lets in no breeze! Still my average pace was 14:06 per mile.

I felt much slower than that! So, I guess that is an indication that my fitness level and speed are both increasing. And exercising for three days straight is an indication that my mental attitude is improving, too.
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My 17-year-old son went with me to the park today. I expected him to run off and see me at the end. Shortly after I started my second lap, he was finishing running his second. He decided to do my last two laps with me. It was pretty funny because he can’t walk as fast as I can, but he can’t jog as slowly as I walk either. He ended up jogging slightly ahead, then walking until he was behind, then jogging ahead. It was really nice having him make the effort to hang with me!

Darn! I should have taken a picture!

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