Feels good to be active again!

I was a highschool X-country runner, and have been active in 5Ks, 10Ks, and even a few half and full marathons, so to not run or work-out is pretty foreign to me. But over the holidays I got so busy, then I had my lap; I had pretty much stopped working-out all together. One of my New Years resolutions is to run at least twice a week. So far, so good - I even ran a 10K on Super Bowl Sunday. My plan was to run the 5K, but my girlfriend I ran it with reminded me that the 5K started an hour earlier (7:30 = too early!), and that just sounded painful. We didn't do too bad for not training, finishing together at right around 1 hour.

Race Photo With my girlfriend and friend from high school (I'm on the right).

I know I'm going to have to scale back my running during my upcoming IVF cycle, but for now it's helping to keep me sane. Running has always been a way for me to clear my head. Jesse Owens said it best, "I always loved running...it was something you could do by yourself, and under your own power. You could go in any direction, fast or slow as you wanted, fighting the wind if you felt like it, seeking out new sights just on the strength of your feet and the courage of your lungs." I guess it's one of my escapes. 

So, today I went for a run with dh, and now all the sudden he thinks he's my trainer. I must say he knows how to motivate me to get me off my ass... by promising to take me to lunch afterwards. During the run he kept pushing the pace, and told me if I beat him he'd let me pick where we eat. Then he really started pushing it at the end, needless to say I didn't beat him. My new name for him is Jillian.

Belated New Years Resolutions

So, I finally got my ass in gear and went for a run yesterday. My plan was to start running again last week, but pretty much everyday was a rainy, soggy mess. I only ran about a mile and a half, but at least I'm back doing something active...  My lap pains are all a distant (well not that distant) memory, and my incisions are barely noticeable. Now I feel like I need to make some belated New Years Resolutions, or, err, lifestyle changes. End of December I was so wrapped up in my lap surgery that I didn't get around to making any... so, here are the ones I've come up with so far:

 ~ Cut down on drinking alcohol in preparation for being PG (because this is going to happen this year)
 ~ Run at least twice week (and learn to suck-it-up even if it's cold and raining)
 ~ Buy more organic food, especially produce
 ~ Eat breakfast everyday
 ~ Drink more tea and less coffee
 ~ Try two new recipes a week (right now I average about one a week)

These resolutions officially start this week, so wish me luck :-)