Day One

Hello bloggers! Tonight was the first day of this challenge! Wahoo! So today, I ran 3 miles. I had to take my brother to baseball so I had to run an unfamiliar course...and I realized, I am a creature of habit. It is so much easier to run when you know where you are going. 


So I went to the park across the street from the baseball fields, expecting to find a great 1-2 mile course. So I am running and I kept passing the same pond. Obviously, it was not as long as a course as I thought it was. So I ended up running the streets around the park. Just as effective. I am pretty sure I hit 3 miles. I accidentally turned off the gps tracking feature on my phone....woops :p. But tomorrow morning I am running my 3.2 mile route around my neighborhood.


Lesson #1 that I learned today: running is hard. When it's 92 degrees, you have no idea where you are going, you asthma is acting up, and you just don't want to run anymore, it is hard to keep going. But here's the thing...I just kept going. Was it hard? Of course. But tomorrow will be easier. I just have to keep telling myself that. Tomorrow will be easier. Or it may be harder. Who cares? There is always another day, another run, more miles to complete. 


Overall, good first day. I am still pumped about this challenge, so hopefully my momentum will continue once I get into mileage I have never run before. I run for myself. I run because it is the only thing that makes sense. One foot in front of another. One more mile. Breath. Simple. 


Happy running! Peace!