Day 1- road to 5k

"Today is the day! The first day of a healthy me!" This was my mantra all day long. I put my workout gear on hours before the time I had scheduled the run.... No backing out now! 

****flash flood warning.******

*****severe thunder and lightning******

I balked, just for a moment but decided that I'm going for or anyway. After all, I'm an Oregon girl at heart, I've seen a rain storm or two in my life!

I glanced at the workout on my "couch to 5k" app and scoffed a little bit. 

30 min.

5 min warmup 

Alternate jog 1:00, walk 1:30

5 min cool down 

"Pfff, peice of cake....mmmm cake"

I loaded the girls into The Beast (my affectionate nick name for our double stroller) and set off. 

Ummm not easy. 

"Start jogging!!!" Screeched the robotic voice on my app just as we passed a sales representative standing at the end of a driveway. I heaved off puffing WAY too much for only running for 30 seconds. 

"Great job! You're in great shape!" He cheered.

"Not yet.." I managed to puff out "day one, I'm in my way!"

Then the rain started,just a drizzle. Not so bad. Then it REALlY started. 

Is that hail? Ouch! Since when does rain hurt?! What's with this wind? It didn't say anything about a hurricane... Did it! Abandon ship!

I pulled the canopy over both girls but Beans threw hers back lifted her arms to the sky and said, "I love it!! I love the rain!"

So we pressed on. 

"Great job! Now cool down!" Cheered my  app. I sprinted back home. Wet and cold but feeling SO great about myself and after getting tre littles in a nice warm bath I think I'll treat myself to an apple and a tall glass of water...

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