Ouch

Ran outside for the first time since last summer... needless to say, I am not in peak shape at the moment! There are many ways in which running on a treadmill is completely different from running in real life, most notably the complete lack of water, and the presence of hills, pedestrians, and bad pavement. Julie, I feel about 1 billionth of your pain (well, actually, I probably feel 1 billion times more of that pain because you're in that much better shape than I am!). It's going to be a long road, but I have a partner to run with at work now, and feel like I can tackle it - one clumsy step at a time. I think we topped out at about 3 miles and, unlike the treadmill, I had to stop a couple times to walk. Embarrassing, but it's a start.

In other news, the weather was beautiful. More of this, please!