It's the first day of February and today's high was 84. Yes, 84. And it was kind of humid. The forecast is for it to remain this way for the rest of the week. I decided it was crazy to waste this weather so instead of going to the gym, I decided to run 3 miles outside. My neighborhood is not really conducive to running without an armed escort, so I drove to Lockwood Ridge Road (long and straight with a great sidewalk and relatively close to home). My goal was 3 miles. Ok, so that was a bit ambitious. I managed to run/walk 2.4 and did it in a respectable 28 minutes. During the 28 minutes I made some discoveries. Running alone isn't much fun and it's much harder than running with a friend. I'm in worse shape than I would like to be. Everything hurt while I ran - ankles, knees, hip, lungs. So, I will keep on working toward that goal of actually running all 3 miles and enjoying it. One thing I do know is that if I stop now I'll never get to the goal, so failure is not an option!
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