Today I broke thru. I've always been envious of runners, how they find their determination and stamina. i tried it once when i was much younger, but for some reason my knees were hurting and i didnt have the endurance. i took up walking over the years, but have been feeling the need for more release lately. i think it's a mental release im looking for as well. that, and with the level of changes i have made not only to my eating and thinking habits in the past couple of years, but to my whole way of living - i know it is time to finally connect my body to my mind and soul.
so off i went..........
i have found this really cool empty lot by where i live, and i usually walk my dog up there and let him run loose while i chill and wander, talking on my cell phone, sipping tea- watching him play. i figured this just very well may the perfect spot for me to try it out, being that i'm pretty alone up there (with the exception of the occasional workers/gardners at the houses across the way), and it is pretty much laid out like a track, where the local kids love to ride their bikes.
so- i threw on my headphones, and started off slowly. i was pretty impressed at the ease i went into it with. it felt really nice. i ran a few laps around, and on instinct told myself that was enough. but i wasn't really tired yet- so i ran a couple of more. i broke a sweat, and my breathing was fairly consistent (thanks to yoga). i came home that nite thinking how incredible i felt and how i couldnt wait to get back out there again! i immediately went to the sporting goods store the next day and bought a new pair of running shoes and some lighterweight clothes, i also picked up a pair of wristweights to work my arms as well....dont they make any cooler ones than these ugly bulky blue ones i found?
i just have to say that today was a big break thru for me. i went up there this morning with a clarity and motivation that i have not had for quite a long time. i took my time and just went with how i felt. i had some things in my mind that were troubling me, that i wanted to release, and once i got into my groove up there- i found it.
i have heard in the past from other runners, that there is a point in running where you break thru. once you get past a certain point, you find a release and it actually becomes easier to just keep going. i found that today.... i broke thru......and in the midst i think i may have just found that mental freedom that i have been searching for. wow. this is beautiful! i feel strong. and healthy. and motivated. and my body is responding incredibly! i can see it physically reflecting the positive energy that i am putting into it and it is telling me 'Thank You.....I've been waiting'.
thats all for now....
so off i went..........
i have found this really cool empty lot by where i live, and i usually walk my dog up there and let him run loose while i chill and wander, talking on my cell phone, sipping tea- watching him play. i figured this just very well may the perfect spot for me to try it out, being that i'm pretty alone up there (with the exception of the occasional workers/gardners at the houses across the way), and it is pretty much laid out like a track, where the local kids love to ride their bikes.
so- i threw on my headphones, and started off slowly. i was pretty impressed at the ease i went into it with. it felt really nice. i ran a few laps around, and on instinct told myself that was enough. but i wasn't really tired yet- so i ran a couple of more. i broke a sweat, and my breathing was fairly consistent (thanks to yoga). i came home that nite thinking how incredible i felt and how i couldnt wait to get back out there again! i immediately went to the sporting goods store the next day and bought a new pair of running shoes and some lighterweight clothes, i also picked up a pair of wristweights to work my arms as well....dont they make any cooler ones than these ugly bulky blue ones i found?
i just have to say that today was a big break thru for me. i went up there this morning with a clarity and motivation that i have not had for quite a long time. i took my time and just went with how i felt. i had some things in my mind that were troubling me, that i wanted to release, and once i got into my groove up there- i found it.
i have heard in the past from other runners, that there is a point in running where you break thru. once you get past a certain point, you find a release and it actually becomes easier to just keep going. i found that today.... i broke thru......and in the midst i think i may have just found that mental freedom that i have been searching for. wow. this is beautiful! i feel strong. and healthy. and motivated. and my body is responding incredibly! i can see it physically reflecting the positive energy that i am putting into it and it is telling me 'Thank You.....I've been waiting'.
thats all for now....
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