It's Not Always Easy

It's not always easy trying to get out with a newborn in tow. In fact most days this week I've either not made it out for my morning run or ended up cutting it short due to a fussy baby. That being said, everyday this week with the exception of Friday I was able to make it out of the house for at least a walk.

Well I am proud of the fact that I was able to get the walk in, I feel disappointed at the lack of running. There is a part of me that feels I should of put more effort into getting the run. I acknowledge that I have a four week old baby and right now she really is dictating my schedule. Still, I feel that if I want to be serious about getting fit and reaching my goal of running a triathlon I need to put more effort in.

I'm just stubborn enough to do it

When I told my husband late one night that I wanted to run a Triathlon by the time I was 40 he laughed at me and told me I was crazy, then rolled over and went to sleep. A week passed when I approached the subject again. He laughed again. Then he caught me reading forums online about training for Triathlons, next I talked about starting the Couch to 5K program, and slowly he realized that I am serious about this.

This was all two weeks ago.

And now I'm telling everyone that I want to do this. That I am going to do this. And if I fail at doing it, I expect people to shame me.

Last week I started the Couch to 5K program, slightly modified. As I walk everywhere to begin with I skipped Month 1 and moved onto Month 2, where you introduce the running. It's hard, but I'm enjoying it.