Day 3 – or should that be Zero?

I did not run today. My legs are screaming. Who would have thought it would be this uncomfortable? I walked for 30 minutes again yesterday and will do so today. I really wanted to run, but I can’t risk injury. I have a wedding on Saturday. I not only have to wear heels, but to climb onto a podium. Limping in is not an option. I’ll go for a jog or bike ride tomorrow night if I can. If not, then all bets are off until Sunday. At least then I will have all week before my next wedding to recover.

I’m not discouraged. I see the pain as proof that I need to do this. From a ‘use it or lose it’ point of view, it’s time to use it. It wasn’t just the exercise that made me feel great all day. It was the fact that I actually did it. A great sense of achievement, albeit short lived. I haven’t given up yet.

So, I’ve been researching the best way to get my  fat self off the couch and into skinny jeans safely. In my previous existence as a slender waif of a track bunny, I used to subscribe to Runners World Magazine. I wondered if it was still as good as I remembered. Good news. It’s better. Thanks to the power of the InterWeb they are online with great resources for the beginning runner.

They have a marvelous shoe finder app. that will let the newbie answer a few questions and perform a wet test [leave a wet footprint on paper] so you can analyze where you put your weight. The answers you give will bring back a suitable shoe recommendation. The best investment you will ever make in running is in your shoes. Buy the best you can afford for your needs.

Racefinder, Pathfinder, Smartcoach, 8 Week Beginners Training Plan, RSS feeds and a newbie runners forum. Get on over there, it’s invaluable! Of course the magazine is still available and if you sign up now you get two trial issues. I susbcribed because I find it motivational to have in my house. I have always been a firm believer that you are what you think you are, so having runners paraphenalia around the house creates in my mind confirmation that I am a runner. What do runners do? They run. Ergo, i run.

www.runnersworld.com Have fun!

Day 2 – complete failure on the running front!

Well, as with all the best laid plans of mice and men, I messed it up. I got so engrossed in the x-files marathon we were having that I stayed up until midnight and slept right through my 5 am alarm. Unfortunately my mundane job at jolly old www.plumchoice.com was beckoning and I had to leave the house at 6 am. Needless to say I left at 6:10 am, drove to the gas station and filled my tank. Without a coat and wearing leather sandals because I had thought it was sunny again. Doh! So much for being organized.

Oh well. tomorrow is another day and tonight I will go to bed on time. Really. I will.

On the brighter side, I got an email this morning telling me that Amazon.com had picked up my book and listed it on their site. Woohoo! That was totally unexpected and wonderful. I finished the three wedding ceremonies I was working on and booked another for October. Now if only I could wake up tomorrow and find 40 pounds magickally melted away, that would be awesome!

Did I mention ow! my legs! My shins are hurting. I don’t have shin splints but they certainly know they have been used for the first time in about 10 years.