This workout was the same as the last one--we had to jog three minutes at a time. But I thought it was easier this time! The first jogging part is always the hardest for me, just getting started. Then each successive one is not so bad. I actually feel good while jogging, which I never, ever would have thought possible. And my shoes and new socks were so, so comfy. Each shoe is like a little cloud.
We are still dragging Elliot to the track, in the vain hope that he might get so bored he'll get a little exercise too. Today, out of desperation, I tried to bribe him. I told him that if he could run a mile, I'd get him a new game for his DS. We got there and he ran one whole lap around the track. You could see him pushing his little body so hard! Then he promptly demanded I take him to pick out his new game. I told him that he had just run a quarter of a mile, and that it is really hard to just run a mile--and he could practice like we are. He decided to go sulk on the bleachers, and every time we passed him he would yell motivational gems such as "I want to go home!" or "I hate it here!" I'm pretty confident we are really building up a bank of great childhood memories at the track.
-Kristin
I'm extremely envious of Kristin's shoes and realize now it is unfair that she got a new pair and I didn't. During our whole run I find myself imagining the goodness her feet must be experiencing and I feel white hot rage. I'm hoping to harness this anger and turn it into extra energy for my runs because they are still really tough. I'm not sure what is going to happen when we have to run for 5 minutes at a time!
-Megan Leigh
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