Romancing the (soon-to-be) Toned

I'm officially a Couch to 5ker (assuming membership requires that you have completed Day One, Week One)!  Overall, it was easier than I had imagined. The one minute jogging intervals actually seemed short! Well, at the beginning they seemed short.  At the end, I wanted my podcast host to die in a fire.

I think my favorite part of the run was the location! It was right around our block, so no travelling was required and I got to see the nice side of our neighborhood.  We live on a busy street, so we tend to see the traffic, vagrants, and unfortunate looking people who are allowed to wander about seemingly without aim.  The opposite side of our block is so cute! They have perfect little houses with manicured lawns and smiling little puppies with bright pink tongues. We did 3-ish laps around and I didn't get tired of seeing the adorable houses.

My hamstrings and inner thighs think I'm an idiot for trying to run at all.  After we'd made it home they were very vocal about their distrust of running.  I'm hoping the cool down, stretching, and rest tomorrow will calm them down by Wednesday! I've really got a taste for running again.  Fitness is romancing me and I'm loving being wooed.

My heart still aches from my loss. Work is a good distraction and so are good friends.   It's the hardest when I'm left alone with my feelings and thoughts.  I never thought I'd think "Man, I wish I could just go out and run this off" but I've been feeling like running (away?) all day.