Naked Running

I can’t wait to see the searches for this blog post!  I am sure I could have used a more accurate post like, running tech-less or running without time but really, isn’t naked more fun?!

I am still really, really, really struggling to get back into running after a year and a half off.  I get a run or two in, then sick kids, sick me, work travel . . . (insert lame excuse here) throw me off for a week or two and I’m back to square zero.  This way each and every run feels painfully slow and depressing, like a 3 – 4 mile reminder of all the fitness I have lost.  Woe is me.

So I’m throwing away the watches, garmins, timex trainers – all that techno crap that tells me how slow I’m running and I’m just going to run for a few weeks.  How long will I be running?  Who the heck knows!  I’m not going to look at my mile splits, I’m  not going to compare paces to past runs – I’m just going to run and in a month I’ll take a look at what I’ve accomplished.  For now I’m just going to enjoy the fact that I CAN run, the beautiful fall weather and sometimes the company of my daughter, a good friend or my hubby.