Chronicles of a Runner (BBWWWAAAA ; makes me laugh just writing it)

I woke up at 3:30 am and could not go back to sleep. I read, watched some late night infomercials, and snacked on almonds. But that was only because all the Merlot Brownies, from the week before, were already gone.


As I was watching the news, the weather reports were declaring another day over 100 degrees in Texas and even at 5:30 AM, it was already 86. Man, it's hot in  Texas.

I had lost some weight over the past year, and a lot of it was due to running/jogging/walking, but because of the aforementioned heat, I have not been doing any of that lately. My waistline was showing that fact.
Because I was sleep deprived,  I had the great idea that, since I was up, I might as well try to run again “while it was still cool”. HA ! Yeah right...
So I ate a bowl of cheerios, with no sugar and low fat milk so I could “carb up”! I also added whole wheat toast with peanut butter so I felt I was sufficiently fueled for the big run.

OK. First, let me explain the word, “running”. I use this very loosely. When I say “running” I mean, walking at a brisk pace.. most people don’t normally walk this fast. Then start to jog a little. Jogging means …Lift legs quicker, but don’t move FORWARD any faster. I jog until I can’t breathe, usually about 3 or 4 minutes, then I slow to a walk, until I can breathe again, or the side stitches go away, which ever is last. Then repeat three more cycles, usually takes one hour to get maximum health effect.

Here is the time line.

6:00 start walking down my street… start jogging process…

6:09 Is it an hour yet? Can’t breathe…sweating

Then I turn a corner and think, “Oh good, Bethel school road, it goes down hill”  forgetting that what goes down, must come up…

And now the Cheerios kicking in, side stitches….wheat toast with peanut butter…"shouldn’t that be enough to stay fit?? why am I doing this?"

6:10 can’t breathe, walk at brisk pace for 10 minutes

6:20 run, again

Cycle for three more minutes

6:23 Cool down: walk slowly through all automatic sprinklers that have come on since leaving the house, this takes another 15 minutes.

6:38 Bang on bedroom window to wake husband, because I have locked my self out of the house. He hears and lets me in. I race for the shower, (see above for definition of “race”) but get disctacted by the comfy bed, and I fall into it, exhausted and sweaty.


Funny thing is, I’m not new to running. I have been doing some form of running, on a semi regular basis, since I was a teenager… why is this so hard… Isn’t it better on the psyche to just be satisfied with who you are?


But, I will follow the above schedule religiously, at least once a week, and be well on my way to healthy bod!!

Happy Running!