The Running Journal

I did it. Today I went on my first outdoor run and it was fucking hard. While it was one of the most challenging forms of exercise that I have done in a long time, it was also one of the best things I have done for myself in a long time.  I decided to use the infamous Couch to 5K app that I have heard a bunch of other people talk about. I get it. The app is pretty awesome as it gets you off the couch and up to a 5k run in 8 weeks. Each week hosts 3 different runs which alternate between running and walking. It was honestly a really effective tool that allowed me to actually make it through the 30 minute workout.  I want to write out this well thought out dialogue about how the run went, what it felt like during the 30 minutes, and how I feel now that I am home and showered. However, I am pretty hangry and feel unable to properly articulate my thoughts. Instead, I am going to give you a general idea of what the experience was like:  First, I feel really fucking proud of ...

It’s 10:30pm on a Friday night and I am sitting on the couch with my laptop. Party animal, I know. We are currently amidst a pandemic known as COVID-19 which has prevented most of us from leaving our homes for weeks. Not that this changes things because without a doubt, I would still be at home, on a couch at 10:30pm on a Friday, regardless of a pandemic.  The difference on this night is that I have grabbed my computer to write out my thoughts; something I have not done in a very long time. Maybe it is the mandated isolation or maybe I am just entering my mid-life crisis, but I feel like my brain is shooting into a million different directions all at one time. I have a dark cloud of worry sitting over my head and I am unable to find a sense of clarity. My hope is that sorting through my brain on this white page will help me a bit. So.. let’s try this.  I have something that I want to declare: I want to be a runner. Much like Michael Scott, who famously walks into the office an...