After countless stops and starts, I think it's for real this time. I am jogging regularly! 6 days in a row now, between 20 and 30 minutes each day. I go really slow and not very far, but the best part is that I wake up now and feel like I want to go running. Which is the key- the struggle of getting out and doing it is more than half the battle. And now that my day feels (or would feel) empty without it, I've got to do it and I enjoy it.
It also allows me to see Heidelberg at it's most beautiful. Mornings around 7:30 or 8, it's very quiet and the sun isn't too direct. The river sparkles and I'm alone except for fellow yoggers and my GirlTalk/DaftPunk jams.
Below is a map of the Altstadt or center of Heidelberg: notice the three bridges. I live just south of the middle bridge. Before this new running binge, I would decide (once every two weeks) to go for a run and choose one of two routes- the short route, which would be the circuit of the middle and eastern bridges. The "long" route would be the middle and the western bridges. But today, guess what, I ran from my house, near the middle bridge, over to the east bridge, crossed the river, allll the way to the west bridge, crossed again, and back! Boo yah. It feels great.
Not sure what my goals are, if any. As they say, it's the journey that's the goal.
But really, I want to be able to jog up to the castle, run around the gardens a bit, and walk down. That's a good goal to work towards.
Go Bulls.
3 comments:
I'm proud of you Al-pal. I maintain my desire to never become a yogger, but dangit I respect you for sticking with it.
Girl Talk? ouch. It hurts my brain just thinking about it. The good jogging music is hip-hop (a suggestion: The Cool Kids). Let me know.
not a fan of the gtalk, i see? I tried Cool Kids today, not bad. "a little bit cooler" was dope. But I won't give up on Girl Talk. Nothing gets me pumped up like a mix of Bittersweet Symphony with lil John.
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