My Hips Don't Lie

OOOOOOOOHHHHHH MYYYYYYY LOOOOOORD!!! Last night I declared that "I am old!!"  I neglected my run time last week but got back on track last night.  I met the girls at the gym for our little run.  Did I say little?  Let me rephrase that to the LONGEST 30 MINUTES OF MY LIFE!!! Last nights run was full of 3 and 5 minute runs (two of each...which equals FOUR OF THEM!!)  5 minutes has never seemed so long to me in my life.  The last 5 minutes were the worst.  My sweet friends were so encouraging. they even slowed down to encourage me...yes they lapped me...but hey who cares!  When I had to stop for a second they stopped with me!!  I even got a pat on the back with encouraging words.  It is nice to know that I have friends who will slow down their progress to give me some support. 

My side was hurting so bad I felt like I was back in my softball days.  (which I greatly miss!!)  At least when I conditioned for softball I knew that I would be playing my favorite sport and killing the ball!! I loved that game!!  So the conditioning was ok, sucked but I did it.  Now I am not as encouraged by my training for the 5 K because the end result is not a sport in which I excel.  I am not a runner and lets just say that trying to become a runner is waaay harder than I ever thought!!  I am glad that I have decided to kill challenge myself with a goal I never thought possible.  FINISHING A 5K!!!

Last night I was thinking about runners.  There is a reason that they are so fit.  It is because running takes EVERYTHING THAT YOU HAVE!!!  I could have slept for hours this morning.  I am still groggy and my hip is sore!! Poor old hip!!  I have put it through alot!! ha!  Lets just say that I am NOT looking forward to running but I must press on.  Ugh stupid will power!!!

Stay Tuned to hear about my Day 2 of Death!! :)