January 8, 2006 - Humility

I hate that running on a track is so much harder than running on a treadmill.

This morning, I began my transition from the treadmill to an indoor track. It was just plain hard. I gave up counting laps to try to calculate distance so just kept track of time. I'd be lucky if I managed 5km over about 35 minutes. I prayer for an early spring here in Toronto so that I can run outside. Fitness etc. aside, I will go nuts running on the 1/8km track at the YMCA. I am still feeling a little dizzy... around and around and around.... Maybe I just need to bite it and try to figure out a way to run outside in the snow and ice? Investing in winter running gear wouldn't cost much more than a three month membership at the Y. I will have to think on that this week.

Trying to spin it in a positive direction, I can build from this new starting point week to week; adding just a little more each week. In a few weeks I'll be up to 10km. I need to remember that in the not too distant past, I couldn't run a block much less 5km. So maybe I'm not doing so bad.

Today's thought to hold onto - run the journey.