First D.C. Run

After many days of packing, moving and slowly unpacking boxes, I set out for a run in my new city. It was 68 degrees, sunny and I wasn't at work, so basically a perfect day. I only did 2 miles because I had many boxes to get back to unpacking, but it was wonderful! I did a city run and not through Rock Creek Park as I originally planned so I could try to get my bearings for navigating the area.

I also wanted to see where I would be meeting the running group I joined on Saturday morning to train for a 10k on May 20. Should be doing a half, but this group training was starting my first Saturday in D.C. so I just went for it. This is my first time training for a run with a group and I'm excited to meet new runners and to hopefully improve my speed.

Contemplating Some Changes

Since change is on my brain with moving to a new city, I have been thinking about other changes I want to make. One of them is including more cross-training in my workouts. Last night, I just couldn’t convince myself to get on the treadmill, so I rode a bike instead for an hour and set it on hills. I kinda liked it, and I do own an actual bicycle, so it’s my goal to really bike some miles when the weather turns. Rock Creek Park is supposed to be some kind of amazing, so I hope to be running and riding over the trails next month!

The second change is one I’ve thought about for years but never done much about. I think I want to go vegetarian. Not only because I love animals and don’t like the way many are treated but also because I think it will be healthier. I don’t eat a ton of meat to begin with, but much like I wouldn’t go run a half marathon with no training, I’m not going to dive into cutting out meat all at once. I’m going to start by slicing out red meat, which I eat maybe one or two times a month at most anyway and only eat chicken once or twice a week. Once I’ve said goodbye to red meat and chicken totally, then comes the seafood. So it will be a process, but one I think will be a good choice.

If anyone knows of any good vegetarian recipes or cycling training, let me know! Or if you live in D.C. and want to be my new friend, I’m looking for those too!

Making Running a Priority

Running always seems to take a backseat when something else is going on in my life. Last week, I was sick and didn’t set one foot on a treadmill or trail. My last run was Feb. 3. Today, I am back at the treadmill after work, hoping and praying my week off doesn’t mean any ground I gained with speed has already diminished.

I’m also preparing to move to Washington, D.C. My husband tells me I will find so many people to run with there.  I hope this is true because I need a very specific running partner—a slow one. So while the next few weeks are doing to be insane with moving and starting a new job, I am going to try to get out and run 4 days a week. I hope that putting it in writing will make me more likely to do it!