i am a runner

last weigh in i was down 5 pounds. feeling better... taking it slow.

i stayed after school on tuesday for my first run. ran for 30 minutes -- walked twice -- feel very sore... sore in places that you don't think should get sore from a run, like my abs and my hip joints and my ankles. as much pain as i am in, i am so glad to have started the running process again. i really (although you wouldn't be able to tell by looking at me ...) love to run.

when i was at baylor, in one of about a million awkward stories, i actually said to someone when they asked me what i like to do for exercise: 'i am a runner'.

this was followed by my room mate, jen, looking at me and buckling over in laughter. then i started laughing. then the sweet girl i was telling (who became another room mate... sarah) looked at us both in total confusion. then i had to confess that, although i enjoy jogging for exercise, i probably can't call myself 'a runner'.

since then, jen and sarah have loved probing me about 'being a runner'...

i do hope one day to run a marathon... it has always been a goal. maybe then i can officially call myself a runner. until then, i will keep plugging along with my little jogs to try to get back in shape. the goal is to start staying after one day a week for a run, one day a week for zumba, yoga on saturday mornings... and walks with p in between. this seems to be all i can muster for now.