running

over the last couple months i have taken up running again. i know what some people might be thinking...what about your back??

fear not, i am not running distances anywhere close to what i did back when i trained for 1/2 marathons. i am talking 3 miles max here people. not to mention i have a metal plate in my back. pretty sure that sucker isn't slipping anytime soon.

anyway, so i have been running. mainly because i need the exercise. i have found it to be such an easy workout. easy in the fact that i don't have to really go anywhere special for it...i don't have to listen to an annoying instructor yell at me...and most importantly it works around my schedule.

however, i have also found it to be very therapeutic. i love the fact that i can just walk out my front door, put some good music on and just go. i honestly don't really think about anything while i run and I think that's what is so great about it. i can take a half hour to just clear my mind of all the daily stress and come back feeling clear and energized.

I have this wonderful app on my phone that tracks my mileage and pace. i have a very slow pace and i am totally ok with that. my pace is not why i do it. i do it for my sanity. for my health. for my husband. for my girls. most importantly i do it for me!

i have been posting my runs on instagram for the last few weeks. not to brag or make anyone feel bad...simply to motivate myself. you would be surprised at just how motivating that little post is.



for example, this afternoon i was having a so-so running day. around mile 2 i really wanted to just stop but i thought about how i have been running 3 miles a lot lately and how i would have to post a 2 miles picture. For some reason that just didn't sit well with me. why? i have no clue. two miles is a distance to be proud of...heck .5 miles is a distance to be proud of when running! however, today i just knew i could do better and knowing i would be posting that instagram made me push harder to get through that last mile.


and boy did it feel good when I finished!

running is such a humbling workout. one day i could honestly feel like i could run forever...



while the very next day i might struggle to finish 2 miles.



running keeps you on your toes...quite literally. i think that is another reason i love it so much!

i hope my love affair with running continues and that one day my girls will want to join me for a mile or two!