Progress Is: Being Happy.

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It cracks me up how excited I look BEFORE my run. [Let's all keep in mind that I have chosen to use the term RUN, despite the fact that I am actually moving at a slow trot.] Below is a pic I took AFTER my run. Again, I look super happy. I suppose if someone had snapped a pic of me DURING the run I would not look so chipper; perhaps I would sport a pained grimace or scowl. Perfect Penny always says, "When I see people running, they are NEVER smiling. They just don't look very happy." And for once, I'm not gonna argue 'cause he's right.

Bottom line training-wise: went 2 miles tonight.

And this is how happy I was AFTER the run was OVER:

I went from the track to the pool and did just a few laps, nothing big. One thing I have learned about myself during my training is that I really love swimming. I mean, OBVI I always knew I enjoyed it, but it's clicking that there's something about being in the water, be it pool, lake or ocean, makes me truly happy.

I'm feeling really positive about exercising because I actually LIKE it and look forward to it and it's not boring. Huh, novel idea - if you like something, you might actually stick with it.... sometimes it takes 39 years to learn these basic life lessons.

In the past (specifically when I trained for the B2B) I have focused so much on the event as the goal, and not my health or fitness in general. I literally finished the B2B, was so proud of myself - that was a huge accomplishment for me - and then I put my running shoes away. I don't believe it was really a conscious decision, I didn't wake up one day and say "I'm done running" - I think I was just sick of the monotony. Another thing that was frustrating - I never seemed to make any progress, no matter how hard I tried (but to be totally honest I never tried THAT hard), I never got better. I will say here and now that I really think I will do more TRI events after the TFAC.

The bike thing...I don't really feel safe or comfortable riding alone. I'm too slow for Fancy Pants Penny, and he prefers to go with A Diggity Dog anyway, which I do understand. It is really cramping my style though - not having a riding partner. I guess I just gotta get over it because the bike ain't gonna ride itself on August 15th.

Here's the after picture of Iz and I - we are great partners in the pool! You should see her do the breast stroke, amazing. Love you Iz my little Aqua Rocket xoox.