It is a nice day. This afternoon when he was on his way to meet a friend for coffee, I decided to go for a bike ride - my first for 2014. It was good. I went the the end of Snake Lane and back. That is another way to tell that I am getting stronger. Last year when I took my bike out, I barely made it around the block.
Jen has helped me a lot in the past year. I will miss working out with her. Let's hope I find a way to replace my twice-a-week workouts. Perhaps she will be able to offer an alternative that is cheaper. We'll see.
I decided that I need to keep this blog up-to-date to keep track of my thoughts as I learn to run. Yes, I am still learning. Skye and I are working on 4 minutes with 1 minute walking breaks. I forget whether we did 6 or 7 intervals last Saturday. We both struggled on Saturday and cut back to 3:45 minutes running. I went out on Tuesday and was able to do the 4 minutes but I haven't run since. We are going to the Greenway on Saturday.
I enjoy reading running blogs but I haven't (yet) found anyone who is learning to run at 68. Some seniors write about coming back to running after time off but most of the blogs are by younger people. I enjoy them but it is hard to compare what I am going through with what a 45 or 55 year old is experiencing. It DOES make a difference.
I believe that everything I have done over the past year has helped me get here. I tried yoga and while I decided to give it up for a time, I plan to return to it. We are not currently doing tai chi but I expect we will again. Jen had me doing push ups and planks and lifting weights. It all helped. Although I wish I had better lung power and endurance, it has improved since I began. It is hard to know just how much to push myself. I don't want injuries or anything that might slow me down.
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