Running

Let's take like a minute to talk about Katie + running - and go:

I started running in like April of last year.
I didn't like it.
I hated it.
I was slow as molasses.
I dragged Lita to the track a handful of times.
I didn't want to run more than a quarter of a mile before I started walking.
I kept thinking I would like it.

I wasn't consistent.

I only ran when I felt like it or the weather was nice or the hotel treadmill was open.

I was lame. 

I ran/jogged maybe 70 miles from April to November.

I set a goal to run 40 miles in November.

I didn't hit 40 miles but I was consistent.

I got out and ran around the block and then around it again.

I found I ran faster not fast but faster.

I decided to make it a habit and either before work, at lunch or after-work I would run.

I went for a jog before going to play or showering.

I found I could run a mile continuously it wasn't that hard.

I slowed down a bit in December.

I was not impressed by the cold.

I didn't have access to treadmills in hotels.

I hear my bad ankle crack outside.

I actually slipped on black ice on Christmas Eve bruised my backside and cut my hand.

I got up again and ran on the 26th regardless.

I set another goal 366 miles in 2012, in January.

I am not planning to run marathons. 

I am not planning to run as fast as I did at 18.

I am not planning to run every day. 

I am just planning to run.

I bought underarmour and actual running socks.

I ran 21 days in January.

I ran when my feet felt heavy.

I ran when it was snowy.

I ran when it was cold enough to freeze my fat.

I ran when it was rainy.

I ran in between conference calls.

I ran down hills.

I ran up hills.

I ran to meet people.

I ran home from meeting people.

I ran faster than Jono. 

I ran 3 miles without walking.

I ran 4 miles without walking.

I wasn't fast. 

I wasn't as slow as I thought.

I took a few days off - so what.

I keep thinking that I will start to like running.

I actually still do NOT like running.

I can however say it's not on the hate list anymore.

I am proud to say I am already 20 miles ahead of my goal of 366 miles for 2012.

And that's all I have to say about that.