Okay, I'm not a runner. Never really have been, at least not a 'distance' runner. The only time I can kind of claim being a runner was in elementary school. I had one of the fastest mile times back then {probably just because I had so much dang energy}. I was a sprinter. Actually, a hurdler. I also danced and played basketball. I had my days as a softball player, gymnast, cheerleader/mascot, and brief stint as a soccer player. I honestly contemplated playing football in junior high. Wouldn't that have been hilarious? Go Chargers! Point being...I considered myself an athlete pretty much until college. THAT'S the kind of "working out" I enjoyed. Sports were fun. It wasn't work. It was hard, but it was fun. I played racquetball a lot in college (which I LOVED) and rode my bike, but only "occasionally" ran and worked out. It's a shame I didn't take better advantage of it because A&M probably has one of the most amazing Student Rec centers in the country.
I'm lazy. I admit it. I'm lazy, at least when it comes to working out. I just don't like working out. I know I always feel better afterwards, but I just CAN'T seem to START. I hate doing DVD's in the living room. I'm too cheap to pay to go to the gym {even though classes are the only thing I ever really liked}. As mentioned above, I'm not distance runner. I know it's an excuse, but I seriously get major pain in my hip {bursitis, I think that's what the doc called it one time} and knees {in addition to just not being able to breathe}. I do like the run/walk thing, especially with Carson. I like to run a block, then walk a block. I can go a lot farther that way. It's finally not so hot, where getting up SUPER early was your only option. Still, I just can't seem to make time {mostly mentally} to work out.
Anyways, I can honestly say that I probably couldn't even run a full mile now. I just busted out Google Earth and mapped a 1 mile route in my neighborhood. Either today or tomorrow, I'm going to give it a try....AND time myself. Knowing that I will likely have to take a breather or two (oh lordy, hopefully not more than that), I'm thinking it will probably take me 10-12 minutes. How sad is that?
Stupid me, since we're going to be in Dallas on Thanksgiving this year for the first time in like 6 years, suggested we do the Turkey Trot as a family. We used to do it all the time. The last time I did it was when I was a senior in college. I made a promise to my dad that before I graduated, I would run the 8-mile with him instead of our usual 3-mile...you know, because I was going to go to A&M and take advantage of that great Rec Center and run/work out all the time. As mentioned above, that didn't happen. I kept my word and ran it with him, but it almost killed me. I wasn't about to let two 50-something year old men (my dad and his running buddy) show me up (which they did anyway) and wimp out. I still don't know how I did it. I couldn't walk for 3 days I was so sore. The bursitis in my hip really flared up too...SO painful.
I need to thank God everyday that {at least so far} I was blessed with my dad's genes of high metabolism and married someone who cooks healthy food. If it weren't for those two things, I have a feeling I would be WAY overweight right now.
What drives me crazy is when I talk about needing to work out and people say "No you don't, you're skinny." I thankfully have always been relatively trim; however, being trim doesn't mean you're in good shape. It's pathetic that I'm about to be 30 this month and get winded running one block. No wonder labor really was LABOR. I had ZERO endurance.
I can honestly say that I really haven't had a regular work out routine since high school... and back then it was dancing, so it was fun. The summer of July 2009, Andrew & I did do P-90X, but I skipped out on the last 30 days because of a long business trip. I also probably wasn't really "bringing it" the way you're supposed to. Yeah, I was the one that would leave gymnastics early and skip conditioning because "my mom is already here." So lazy.
I'm hoping that with some Pinterest motivation, maybe I can get my booty up out of the chair! I know that if I make it a competition with myself, I'll be more likely to try harder.
KEEP GOING!!!! (At least once I start!)
I Wish I Looked Like This!!!
Oh Wait...
This is what I really struggle with....
Just Start!!!
Okay, someone check back with me an a week or two and hold me accountable...
