First Day of Training - CHECK!

I had hoped to get out in the morning, but after a long night of BB not wanting to sleep or eat right, I slept in - as well as you can sleep in while lying on your side with your boob shoved in a baby's mouth.  It was nearly 10 when I rolled out of bed.  My Aunt K. was coming at 11, so there was no time for running or even primping.

After Aunt K. left, I tended to BB, ate lunch and wondered if my first day would be a bust.  Finally, the stars aligned, BB was sleeping and Hubby was in charge.  I quickly changed and headed out after strapping on my digital sports watch.

Walk 1/Jog 1 alternating for 20 minutes. No sweat, right?

I was pretty certain during that first 1 minute of jogging that I had started out my running program too easy.  At the one minute mark, I contemplated keeping up the pace, but decided to instead give my carefully crafted plan a full shot.

About 1/2 way through the session, I was trying to talk myself out of running at all - glancing at my watch every 10 steps to see if my minute was up.  At 15 minutes, it was all I could do to bury my head to the ground, grit my teeth and continue.  I was hot, out of breath and gasping for air. 

Finally, I made it to 20 minutes -- the last leg being both uphill and in the brutal afternoon sun (as brutal as the sun gets mid April).  I felt dehydrated and promised to drink more water before next time.  Regardless, I did it and I even walked as briskly as I could the remainder of the way (about 5-6 minutes).  Upon arrival, I pounded water.

I was pretty proud when I crossed through day one of training - my calendar of training is printed in full view on the front of the refrigerator as a constant reminder.  Tomorrow is a XT or Pilates day -- And also it is my first official weigh in day - -even though I cheated and started weighing early -- plus, my training began on day 13 - a day early too.  But, Mondays seem like good days to start, and for the unofficial record, I was 146 this morning.  18 to go.