It's a start

Today, I got off my butt and went for a little jog. I know, right? I'm sitting at the keyboard all sweaty and hot, shoes still on. It wasn't anything big, just around our little condo complex thing and then over to the church on the other side of the block. I was probably jogging for a grand total of 5 minutes, but it's a start. It's something

You know, I used to go running every morning with my friend Tracy. We'd get up freaky early (I think it was about 5:30) and go for a run down to the bread factory and back. It was probably about 3 or 4 miles, round trip. And every morning, I hated doing it. But I did notice that I felt more energetic throughout the day, despite the fact that we spent the day walking all over the place.

It starts with a desire, which turns into an action. After that, it becomes a habit, and then a lifestyle. I'm hoping I get to the triathlon before the lifestyle part of this. I don't think I want to ever be called a "runner." Unless it's in a Logan's Run reference. Or Blade Runner. Both of those are cool.

Has-been

I was at a little church picnic thing, where the guys were playing Ultimate and I'm still feeling a bit off from getting a whole bunch of shots, so I didn't play, but after they were done and we were just hanging out, one of the guys started jumping up and climbing all over the pavilion. I thought about how, about 10 years ago, I would have done the same thing.

But then I was thinking about how comfortable it is to play video games, eat Cheetos, and nap instead of, say, running, swimming, and biking. I've been comfortable for so many years and I need to get uncomfortable. Any suggestions?

Healthy option

At work, we get donuts on Thursdays and I usually look for the donut most likely to kill me, the one loaded with frosting, jelly, sprinkles and cream.

Because I'm getting ready for the triathlon, I went for the healthier option. Peanuts are good for you, right?

still slacking

This weekend was a small resting period, but I still haven't gotten back up into the groove of doing something. The good news is that when I weighed in this week, I was the exact same weight I was last week. This is progress. At least I didn't go up. But I need to be more vigilant about exercising in the next couple of days.

Tonight, I'm going to work on a project that fits in the same scale of life importance as this triathlon, but the deadline is sooner and I have almost as much work to do. So I'm going to spend some time on that before I watch the last disc of season 3 of Lost and work out. I'll do something tonight for exercise. It won't be much, but something's better than nothing.

Day 2

And we've gotten to the second day of my insanity. My arms are sore from working yesterday, and that's a good thing. It means I was doing something my body wasn't used to, which I'm glad I'm doing because I'm afraid of turning into one of those people on Wall-E, who never have to do anything for themselves, shuttled around with their hoverchairs, waited on by an endless army of robots, but then they also miss out on appreciating a lot of the beautiful things the world has to offer.

I wonder what I'll do today for exercise. Maybe I'll do some Pilates or yoga.

Good start

Today I got a pretty good start. I watched Lost, but this time I stretched (which I sadly haven't done in awhile), did some pushups (they're harder than I remember), and lifted some weights while I watched the craziness. I love this show. But while I was working, I thought that this is all fine for a little while, but pretty soon, I'm going to have to do something more. I'll have to spend some more time getting in shape.

After talking about it with some coworkers today, I think the hardest part of the triathlon's going to be the transitions from one event to the next, so I'll have to practice those.

I've lost it

I know I haven't written anything here in a long while and I kind of feel bad about that, but I'm thinking we'll pick this up quick because I've got something going on that will give you something to read fairly regularly and for a while.

The other day, I agreed to be in a triathlon with some friends. No, the triathlon wasn't the other day, but I agreed to it the other day. The triathlon is in September. But the problem here is that I'm not in fighting shape.

Don't get me wrong, I'm not in awful shape, but I'm not the man I used to be, when I would do tae kwon do, play volleyball, and swim for a total of about 4 or 5 hours most days. This means that I have work to do so that I can handle the rigors of a triathlon, starting from where I am now.

I had meant to start yesterday, thinking that I needed to do something every day. Instead, I took the less stress option and watched Lost. But as yesterday was April Fool's, someone decided to complete the wall surrounding my cubicle, filling in the opening to get in. As a result, in order to get to or leave my desk, I had to jump a 5 foot wall. By the end of the day, I was tired of jumping and now my legs are sore.

So this blog is going to shift away from my adventures on public transit and I'm going to start capturing my efforts to get into shape for a backpacking expedition this summer and a triathlon this fall. I'm hoping to make this a look into what I'm doing, in case you feel seized by the same insanity to be in a triathlon.