I'm the oldest 25 year old you'll ever meet

Aside from playing mah jongg, being in bed by 10pm and entertaining friends rather than going out to clubs and bars, my body is also very old.

I have a subluxating in my left knee, bursitis in both hips and this new thing with my right ankle. This is probably why I've never been a runner, but enjoyed low impact sports like riding and swimming. About a year and a half ago, I finally took up running since I had to if I wanted to participate in a triathlon. So I sucked it up and ran. After three months of training, I finally ran two 12:30 miles (and you think you're slow?). I make up for my running speed in biking and swimming though. I did it and I am so proud of my accomplishment. I plan to do another one soon.

That being said, I got bored with the Fat to Fab DVD. Then the Husband and roommate left  so my schedule was thrown all out of whack. Today I thought I'd take some time to myself and just run. I also felt bad for slacking on the blog entries and partially did this just so I would have something to write about. I live in an area called the Black River Valley. Not too far away, there is a river with all sorts of trails around it, so I decided I would finally get around to checking it out. I was surprised at how long I was able to run considering it's literally been months since I went running. I ran for more than the first half hour of my trip. I totaled almost 4 miles. I would have run more but my ankle popped, even though I'm wearing a brace. It doesn't really hurt any more but I wanted to take it easy this first time back on my feet.

During my run, I came to realize why I'm a slow runner. It's because of my small stride, possibly related to the bursitis in my hips. I thought about regularly going to yoga once I get back and think that will help loosen them up. In the mean time, once I started walking (after my ankle flared), I tried walking with Husband-length strides. Oh man, did I feel that! my run/walk took a little longer than I hoped but I'll take all of those 408 Calories my heart rate monitor said I burned.

I didn't take my camera so I apologize for that but I'll be sure to grab it next time since the Black River Valley is beautiful. Assuming I'm not too beat up tomorrow, I think I'll take a bike ride down to the BRV so I can actually enjoy it rather than turning around right when I get there.

Until then, Cheers!