A BREAK!!

Well, for one day, anyway.

I have officially Become A Runner. It's kind of scary, but true. I actually have a need to run now. If I don't, I feel sort of let-down. Therefore, I run pretty much every day.

Today, however, I didn't. My left knee has been bothering me a little after my runs and today it just flat-out bothered me all day. I had a particularly brutal bout of shin splints yesterday, which didn't help. So G. the Un-Meanie said, "Don't run today. Take a day off."

I almost hugged him.

Of course, tomorrow I have to do 20 minutes on the Stair Master, several jumping exercises (ski jumps, jumping jacks, box jumps) and a mile-and-a-half run.

I'm also behind on posting. It seems I had a case of Blogger's Block over Spring Break. Or maybe Epic Laziness.

Who would have thought, a year ago, that I'd become a runner? Certainly not me. But here I am, 51 pounds lighter, with fancy running shoes, leggings, and motivation. Forrest Gump I'm not, but I'm on my way.