I did it! I conquered the lake!

Aug 04, 2015

My husband and I occasionally walk around the neighborhood for a bit of a workout.  About a mile.  Nothing major, but it gets the blood pumping and moves us around.  I have bad hips so I am afraid to try anything more.  Well, in our new neighborhood we have a HUGE lake with a walking trail around it.  I have heard things like it being 3 or 4 miles around the whole thing.  I have been so afraid of starting and not being able to make it back, having to sit on the dirty ground.  There is no way to access the lake with car, its a bit of a walk to the one entry point, and that is it.  

Well, I decided that my daughter and I were going to start training for runs in a few years.  She wants to do the Goofy Challenge at the disney races (5k, 10k, half marathon and a full marathon) before she goes to college.  She said we needed to learn how far around the lake was officially and she is totally right.  So we got a GPS fitness app and set out.

AND I DID IT!!!  We got started, picked a good pace, and we did it!  And it was not a big deal cause its only 1.5 miles!!  I was so intimidated and scared of this stupid trail around this stupid lake!  LOL  It was really no big deal and I feel great!  My left hip is a little sore, and I am definitely hot and sweaty.  (its over 90 outside)  But I accomplished it.  I refused to look at the tracker till we made it halfway.  I was amazed it was only .75 miles.  without all the turns and houses it seemed to go a bit longer, but I was like "I know I can go a mile easy, so this will be a piece of cake!"  The plan is to walk the lake everyday.  And we are going to start couch to 5k next week most likely, depending on how my hip is doing.

Oh, and boy am I glad I quit smoking!  Officially 151 days smoke free, and I could really tell while working out.  I was short of breath while walking, but not uncomfortable and not lightheaded like I would get before.  

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