Exercising... am I crazy?

So, because it's the summer I've decided for some strange reason that I want to try and get fit. Originally i had planned to go out on the first day and run ten miles but that was never going to happen! I've always been lazy so when I had the idea of exercising I thought I had literally gone mad - but I thought why not! So anyway, I had tried before to do the running thing but always seemed to end up struggling behind my sister who would fly ahead like a cheetah in her Nikes, which was so not fair! Why was I so unfit?

Then I realised that my only problem was that I was doing too much too soon. Instead of going out for the first few times and walking for a while I was pushing myself to run straight away and then wondered why my poor little legs were so shocked they defensively turned to jelly and my chest and throat felt like I'd just swallowed fire like one of those crazy street performers. (Yes I'm aware that may be a slight over-reaction but it paints a good picture!)

Now its coming to the end of June and I think I'm actually getting the hang of this exercising thing! My runners may still look brand new but they will eventually look like they've been worn :) Really the more you push yourself, the more your body will start to respect you and in turn will let you run freely without the need for ten water breaks in the space of one measly mile!

The longest I've gone so far is around 10km, which for me seems absolutely amazing! (But then when it's converted back to miles it seems quite pathetic...) That will not stop me though! As S Club 7 once said "Don't stop moving...caaaaan you feel the music...". Wonder what they're doing now.....

More tomorrow!

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