Jog for my blog

Ahh, the awesome shape joggers are in. Now that's something to be jealous about. Their incredible endurance, their seemingly professional and serious exterior. Jogging, an excellent way to stay in shape and an outlet to concentrate all one's stress into. The trim body and the calves of steel, incredible!

And yet completeeeelyyy unattainable.

Just went jogging. What the hell was that?? I feel like the universe just made me its bitch.

I woke up this morning feeling good about the idea of going jogging. I haven't gone jogging in months, and quite frankly I kind of miss that satisfying exhaustion one feels after a good run. So I put on an old t-shirt and soccer shorts and shoes, grabbed my iPod, put on some Ludacris, and left my cell and keys at home. I left through the garage, stretched quickly, and was on my way.

It was going pretty well for the first let's say 4 minutes. It's not too hot today, not too windy, and best of all, not very many people were outside. I was initially intending on jogging at home on the treadmill, but when I went downstairs it was surrounded by stuff, and I didn't feel like moving everything. I also rationalized that I would save energy if I jogged outside. So there I was, running to the beat of a song, and things were going rather well. Obviously certain weaknesses appeared more readily than others, notably my breathing increased really quickly, as did my heart rate.

Anyways, I kept going. I passed a couple of people and looked down when I did. I really wanted to jog at home. To be honest I was really embarrassed to run in front of people when I hadn't in so long. I didn't wanna look as exhausted as I felt. I hit the ten minute mark and then I started having a sharp pain in my stomach and felt dizzy so I slowed to a walk. I was half way into my run, which also meant I was at the furthest point away from home.

So, stomach hurting, dizziness. I walked home and tried to do so quickly. I was sooo tired and just focused on dragging my ass home. I tried opening the garage and it wouldn't open and I got mad. Finally it did though, and I walked in, lied down on the couch , and quite frankly almost fell asleep. I was exhausted and disappointed.

In any case, I plan to try jogging again. I want a healthier lifestyle, and I miss being active. I think I'm going to jog at home next time though, to avoid walking home again. Maybe I'll be able to adjust the settings on the treadmill so I can get back into it gradually despite the pace I THINK I should be going at. I need a lot more time to get into this than I thought, sadly. But I'll definitely try it again. Imagine if our entire society jogged! Just millions of sporty men and women in great shape keeping up healthy habits. It is an encouraging thought.

All of the images are from Google.