Running Man

I decided to start running again after more than two years of thinking my feet couldn’t handle the pounding. I’ve been recovering from Planter Fasciitis since June of 2010 and my feet still send me a message once in a while, but I decided to suck it up and hit the road again. My goal is one mile every other day at a slow pace and no matter how good I feel I don’t run any farther or faster. Just concentrate on relaxing, breathing and form. Oh, and plenty of stretching afterward.  I’ll add more distance after a couple of weeks and hopefully wear my weighted vest if my legs, knees and feet cooperate. Some people have a natural ability to self-motivate when it comes to exercising and I like to think I have a bit, but to have someone to look up to or emulate can encourage you to get off the couch and push the so called envelope. Luckily for me, I don’t have to look far for my inspiration.  Read some of the past/current articles in this blog and you’ll understand why my brother can motivate the best or worst of us to get off our BFA and start sweating.

I’ll be 48 this year and my body is starting to let me know it. My lower back is constantly hurting and my knees are telling me that twenty years of squatting down to work on airplanes wasn’t good either. But overall, I think I’m in in relatively decent shape. I may not be able to stop the aging process, but I have the ability to slow it down by taking care of myself so I can live a long and healthy life. It may sound like I’ve made the typical New Year’s resolution: Exercise more, eat healthier blah, blah, blah, but the only resolution I made was to not make on at all. Why set myself up for failure?  I could be a little nicer to others, but being the smart ass that I am, it’ll take some serious training so I’ll skip it because stupid people deserve the prodding. J After dinner I asked Susan if she wanted to walk the one mile route with me and she accepted my invitation. A light rain and the mid-forties is the perfect weather to work out in, so after the loop she went inside and I ran it without any issues. I'll be very happy if I can continue doing it.