Day 456

Today is day two of my "fresh start". I started it with half a cantalope for breakfast and an 11am jog. 11am is apparently too late in the day for that though - it was HOT. Thankfully there was a good breeze so I didn't totally die. It has become clear that I need to start stretching more, but overall my lungs and heart got tired way before my legs. Today was much more rocky than yesterday, but I am still proud of myself. Unfortunately, my stop watch broke so I had to use my cell phone to do a rough timing.

I started at 11:10am by jogging 3 laps around my complex. I then walked the fourth lap and half jogged/half walked the last 2. I ended my outing at 11:50am. Not the sprint out of the gate I was hoping for as my return to jogging, but.... what can you do other than keep going? :)

After showering, I dug into my new stash of fresh veggies for lunch: salad, corn & okra cooked with margerine and spices, and spicy boudain. Yummy & overall pretty darn healthy!

I offically signed up for the Race for the Cure which will be on October
1st. Last year, I jogged the 5k in 39minutes and 44 seconds. I would like to decrease my time by 3 minutes this year. To help with that I paid extra to be in the "competitive runner" catagory. I have no delusions that I am competitive or a runner, but this will allow me to jog unimpeded by old people (the ones actually slower than me of which there are a few), children (who would be faster if their parents would allow them to run ahead), and dogs (same as children). I am hoping that this will help with the time decrease goal. :)