You could hardly call it a run. Heck, you could hardly call it a jog. But there were a few moments when my body told me it was time to pick up the pace a little. My first “run” in two years. Yup, TWO years. I hadn’t realized how long it had been until I posted a comment to one of Mr. Crow’s posts. He wrote about how making a plan makes it easier to succeed. I read that post the day of my “run”. The day after I made my plan. The night before I got out my gear so that when I woke in the morning, I could just get ready and go, bleary eyed and all.
I had my music on quietly, because I was on day two of a migraine, and I listened to the thunder still rattling away in the distance. A few lightning bolts scared me, because I was on a trail in a field, but my instincts told me they were too far away to cause me harm, and I kept going. I took a few pictures on my trek that morning. The temperature was just right, it had been much too hot for a few days, the sun was just the right brightness, and the rain was rejuvenating! I couldn’t have been happier. The air even smelled good. No pollution like in the city. But, I have a LONG way to go. In 2013 I was running (jogging) a ten minute mile and this run was a fifteen minute mile. This run, my first in my new town, my first in two years, was a 1.5 mile run. And, overall, I felt pretty good. And, that was just one of the many trails right out my door. I have 25 kilometers of trails to explore! Now, excuse me while I go out for another trek! To pick up new migraine medicine! A shout out and a big thank you to a few people who inspired me to take this first step: My husband for telling me that I can do it, Jeremy Crow for his daily health tips and all around general encouragement and to Matthew Jones for posting on his blog, pictures of the sights on his run.
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Rachel
7/6/2015 12:51:05 pm
That's awesome Nikki; love it when I can inspire someone!
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