First run...

Even before this whole half marathon, I have always loved running outside and breaking out of the gym. Granted, I love the renovated movie theater that is my gym and nothing makes cardio on the elliptical go faster than watching Bruce Willis kick butt in Die Hard... But I like to pretend that I haven't completely lost my runner's gene so a run outside every couple weeks helps keep my delusions alive. The fresh air, the beautiful San Francisco views, and the feeling that I might keel-over at any moment don't even deter me from these random runs through the city.

With the new running towards the bigger picture I am going to have to change my whole random running to an actual regimented schedule. I have been reading up on training and how to avoid injury so that I can do this right. One thing that is important is not taking too much on too fast, aka thinking I can run for an hour straight when I should just be hoping to make it up one of these mountains. I should be clear though, I can run more than one of these hills and up one of these "hills" but once I get to a certain point I don't feel I can push myself farther. I've decided that this is more of a mental block and that I am giving up even though physically I could keep going. This is probably a mini-breakthrough right here and hopefully this will make a difference on my next run tomorrow morning.

My first run out there I ran about a mile straight and then I hit Van Ness where it gets so crowded that I run faster and really focus on how cool I feel running. I can admit this because working out makes me feel like a strong and sexy woman, but I might focus too much on the fact that I'm running and not the actual running part. This is my goal for this coming week and my run tomorrow, stay at a slow and steady pace so I run the whole 30 minutes. Can't wait!