BUT..... if I get bored I am really good at stopping what I started.
So here it is.
-I realized I am not a runner
-I don't enjoy it at all
-I have already lost my big toe nail from doing it (seriously ugly toe now)
-I am bored with the songs on my running list
-it is causing my shoulder to tweak again
-I don't like cold and that is the best time to run when it is dark and cold (I don't like running when people I know will see me).
Why I am not quitting
- for some reason even though I don't enjoy running, I enjoy the feeling of accomplishment when I get home
- getting up early and being able to run and watch the sunrise is quite glorious. Some days I wished I took a camera because it is so pretty
- I know at my age I need to be staying active
- it gets my butt out of bed even when I try to talk myself out of going, my body starts moving before my brain realizes it's already out the door.
- I can do other physical things during the day without getting tired. My endurance is better.
- even though I don't run far I enjoy seeing when I run a faster mile then the time before.
I have yet to quit. I am probably not doing London's Run at the end of the month. I am still not confident enough to do that. A family in our ward is doing a run for their kids in February so I may try that one, not for sure though. I don't have a goal to run a marathon, I just have a goal to not quit. I may not run far or fast but I am going to keep running. The toe nail thing better be a one time deal because I like having pretty pedicures and I really like wearing open toe shoes. I am planning to start taking a gym class on my non running days to help strengthen muscle. Seriously people, getting old is not bad as long as you keep moving. Ok it's not great getting old but you don't have a choice so try to enjoy it. Do the best you can and then know you have plastic surgery as a perk if you need it, in moderation of course. Perks are always nice I think. Ü Just do the hard part first, then it's ok to reward yourself.
Running hard and losing a toe nail is a good reason to go buy a cute pair of closed toe shoes. Can you tell the toe nail thing is bothering me. Seriously ugly it is!
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If it makes you feel better, I hate running every step I take. I only like it when I'm done, or later when I think about the fact that I did it, or when I see someone else running and think "I do that." It's always hard. The toenail thing...totally! Just grew out my last ugliness from the trek last year. Ya just have to choose darker colors!
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