early morning jog

[supercheesegirl]

Up at 6:30 this morning for a jog! We were out for about 25 minutes and I jogged for probably 20 minutes total. Not a lot, but a start. I don't know if I can keep this up, getting up extra early in the morning, but I really hope I can. There are so many good things about it. From a practical standpoint, I'm getting the fitness in first thing and then I don't have to worry about it after work. It was also just very pleasant today to be outside in the fresh air first thing in the morning. I'm going to try to keep getting up early at least through the fall and we'll see how it goes.

The worst part about this morning was that I didn't get a very good night's sleep last night--I kept waking up and thinking about how I had to get up early to go jogging. It wasn't even extra early, it was just regular time, but I kept waking up thinking about it. Hopefully I'll get used to it and that won't happen after a while?

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[pocketwitch.livejournal.com]

Crazy! I've just started jogging too! I actually got started by doing the running exercise on my Wii Fit, and after doing it a bunch of times I thought "Huh, maybe I should try this outside ... " I just got done with my 5th jog in two weeks!

Unsurprisingly, you're in better shape than me - so far I can only jog for a half mile (6 minutes or so for me) at a time but when I can't jog anymore I speed walk for a while.

[supercheesegirl.livejournal.com]

Yay! I jogged a few times last fall, and a couple times this spring with F, but I've never made it a regular thing. Hopefully I can keep on top of it this time!

My "jog", though, is really more of an awkward trot. F really has to hold himself back to stay with me (he played soccer growing up and can actually run, which I can't do unless I'm late for the train). Sometimes I'm really just sort of bounce-walking slowly. I count that as jogging.

I really like the being outside part of jogging. The part with the hills, I'm not so keen on.

[pocketwitch.livejournal.com]

I've been going to a track, so the hills aren't an issue. Which is good, I'm not quite ready to jog up hills! My jogging is pretty awkward, too, but it's something! We'll get better!

[lilacgrrl.livejournal.com]

so proud of you~ i just picture you and your love poet jogging happily along a tree lined street, all glowing in early morning sunlight. sooo sweet!

[supercheesegirl.livejournal.com]

Yay! It was actually like that for the first ten minutes or so. Just don't picture the end of the jog, when I was all sweaty and not-breathing. :)