Running Rinny

So my sister Marion, has inspired me to not only run but to blog about it.  I decided to go for it since I am working hard at getting back into exercising and hopefully in turn shed some very needed poundage.  

I can't claim to be a runner, though I have always been one at heart. And at some point in my life I used to run...but that long faded with the birth of my four children and the marriage to my husband, not necessairly in that order.

 So this morning rather than tossing and turning in my bed, I got up, put my five year olds socks, stretched on to my feet, not quite over my heels, and put on my shoes, and turned on the treadmill. 

Last week I decided I was going to run. However, I ran faster and harder than my body could handle, so today I started off slow.  I increased my in cline, and went for a steady 3.5 mph for about 15 minutes, then I lowered my incline and reved it up to a full 4.5 and finished my 2.00 miles, well actually the last minute I went at 5.5.  Then I walked for a few minutes to warm down.

Not much but better than nothing.  Here's to a start and hopefully not my last post.  Just need to link this on my other blog so as to keep my accountability going. 

Looking forward to reading more blogs and receive more inspiration.

Corrine

Tonight instead of sitting on the couch and watching American Idol, yes I am a TV junkie and AI fan, mostly the try outs.  I walked/jogged on the treadmill, alternating between 3.5 walk and a 5.0 jog during the commercials, I missed the beginning of AI but got in another 2.55 miles tonight.  I am pretty proud of myself, is it ok to give yourself a pat on the back?  anyway I am having too much fun with this....

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Oh my goodness, first off y'all are awesome and have given me a huge warm welcome.

And as far as "running" goes this morning, all I can say at least for two mornings in a row (that's a first since we moved from Hawaii back to the mainland).  But I don't know if my walk/jog this morning really counts for much other than getting out of bed, getting shoes on, and having three of my four kids follow me to the cave in which the treadmill sits.  

So while I walked and jogged I read picture books after picture books to my kids.  Discovering that if you press pause on the treadmill it stops what you were doing, no more record of what you had done....so I am just guessing on my miles, since the last time I looked it was almost a mile.  Then when I restarted it I did another .4 so I figured 1.5 works, plus don't I get extra brownie points for reading to my kids and exercising while my husband sleeps in??

I know y'all are emencely (sp?) jealous of my mileage thus far.  But does it count that my son has a broken leg and I spent all morning in this new town trying to find a doctor that will see us before our insurance runs out? 

I had a pretty good mile run this morning.  I actually jogged the whole way at 5.0...then the kids kept coming in and well I couldn't finish. So tonight after dinner in the freezing cold I took them for a walk.  My youngest- the one with the broken foot screamed the whole way. 

Tonight I was going to hop on the treadmill and watch some tv but instead sat and read blogs.

I have lost four pounds this week, though i don't think the Mike and Ikes that are bringing me some sweet comfort tonight are helping any.

Last night as my family watched a movie, I decided to walk.  I just walked, no jogging.  But I did something.  

Feeling tired and not wanting to do much this morning, I turned on the treadmill for 20 minutes doing the hill program. I figured I'd just walk a mile this morning.  Well the 20 minutes were up and I started the warm down, and well was feeling really warmed up so I jogged a miled...a whole mile.  For some reason the machine kept going and so did I.  So I got a little well a lot more in than I thought.  Hoping to average 2.5 miles everyday next week.