cool runnings

ran in central park today, 2 miles, yeah baby! My first of many runs along this route, hopefully. It was frightfully cold, at 41 degrees and windy, my least favorite weather, but I had a date to run so that kept me honest. I mentioned to my running date my theory of thinking motivation- or more appropriately my usage of fantasizing to up my heart rate to match the speed my legs need to go. He laughingly called it my porno motivation. Hmpfh. Let's see how many fantasies he features in now!
So a little sore, but feel good to have done it, and certainly the most so far.

Break on through

Saturday I helped my good friend Jai take down her wall, which was no easy feat, no matter what you might see above. The actual tearing down was great, kicking down plaster and feeling very mighty indeed; but the aftermath of breaking down wall chunks into wallbits small enough to bag was less mighty and more meticulous. Nevertheless, that by far my workout for the day, nay for the weekend. I slummed it on Sunday, sleeping late and watching a movie with a beautiful boy. I attempted to workout on Monday on the Lifecycle, but I disturbed my roommates, GEEZ, who complained they couldn't sleep through the beeping of the machine at 1am. What kind of moron tries to workout at 1am?

rain on my footlight parade

ok, ok, I can at least blame today's lack of activity on the weather. I mean, come on, when April Showers are showering all day long, and your nose picks up the cue and drips too, would you go running in the sludge? I think not. But in the spirit of social solidarity I am going to see my friend's show tonight- the DARE project - which is getting me outside the house at least. And tomorrow will be a non-stop fun filled day of set building, so there's that.
Hard not to feel sluggish when you've been inside all day though.

On your mark

I ran for the first time in a long time today, in an effort to begin my triathlon training. So I started with a mile, up hill. Well, up tread-hill. It took me 13 minutes, though I walked for the 1st 3 minutes, so I suppose that's a 10 minute mile. Very pathetic. I felt I could've kept going after the mile, but not by much. Thank god for the basketball cuties in their skins playing in front of me, or I wouldn't have made the 1/2 mile. Motivation is key.
I also made a google calendar and strategized a running schedule while on jury duty yesterday, so my cell phone will ping me into guilty remberance of my goal. Jai and Matt seem to be enthusiastic to get running too, so hopefully I'll have the guilt of friends, (what you non-new yorkers call "support" I believe) to push me along. Planning to run 2wice in the work week and 1 on the weekends for 35 minutes. Planning is key.
And of course, because I am a woman, I bought running shoes as the final push. And because I am a teacher, I bought them at Payless. Cheap shoes are key.