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Do you want to run?

4/1/2015

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    I love the endorphins you get from running!  I feel amazing.  And exercise leads to writing.  Writing leads to feeling great.  It's a circle of positivity and creativity I don't want to escape. 
    A few weeks ago, I lamented to my husband, "I want to run." 
    I have scoliosis.  My back hurts when I do high-impact exercises.  I tried Beachbody's Focus T25.  I worked through the back pain, but then my knees started to hurt.  After weeks of taking it easy, I visited my physician who explained what I had done to my knees with all the lunges.  Bottom line: it would take a few months to heal.  I gave up and resigned myself to bicycling, which I also love.
    But our middle child, our youngest son, has taken to running 5ks.  We show up at the crack of dawn, and I cheer on the sidelines, waiting for him to come into view and cross the finish line.  I watch all the runners, and remember the season of track I ran in high school.  I think of Jade running and wonder idly if I am living vicariously through my fictional character.
    So when I told Jon I wanted to run, I was just expressing my frustration at something I didn't think I would ever really do again.  His response?  "So run." 
    I decided I would do it.  I would push through the pain to experience the exhilaration and power of running.  I had one more obstacle to cross.  My chest had been hurting.  I chalked it up to heartburn or stress, but decided at my husband's urging to see my doctor once more.  After several tests, we determined I have mitral valve prolapse--common in women as we age...also not a huge risk.  It turns out running could help lessen the pain I had been experiencing.
    I downloaded the Couch to 5K free app, and started running.  Today was Day 2 of Week 2.  I haven't been at it long, but I can feel a change.  My workouts are more walking than running right now, but when I push myself to get out there, I can feel my energy and motivation increase.  Today, I ran/walked 3.06 miles in 40 minutes and 10 seconds.  It's not great, but it's a start.  And I'm writing.  I love the endorphins running brings!  I feel amazing!


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