It's True

Running outside IS better. I tried the 4 min run / 1 min walk tactic and went 2.25 miles! (I did do a little bit more extra walking towards the end.) And it felt good! On Monday I ran 1 mile on the treadmill and thought I was going to die and hated life at the same time. So I know 2.25 miles may not sound that exciting to you half marathoners and marathoners, but that is a pretty big deal for me. It helped that the weather was pretty much as awesome as it gets - 80, sunny, and a light breeze. Yay for living in the South! Too bad the average temp doesn't get that high in STL until late May...

Bucket List

Some people are posting this on Facebook and I decided to copy it and post it here. This isn't necessarily my bucket list. Maybe I'll think about that and post my own version later.

BUCKET LIST

The Bucket List. Place an X by all the things you've done and remove the X from the ones you have not...

(X) Gone on a blind date
(X) Skipped school
( ) Watched someone die
( ) Been to Canada
(X) Been to Mexico
(X) Been to Florida
(X) Been to Hawaii
(X) Been on a plane ... hard to get to Hawaii without that...
(X) Been on a helicopter
(X) Been lost
(X) Gone to Washington, DC
(X) Swam in the ocean
(X) Cried yourself to sleep
( ) Played cops and robbers
( ) Recently colored with crayons
(X) Sang Karaoke
( ) Paid for a meal with coins only
(X) Been to the top of the St. Louis Arch
(X) Done something you told yourself you wouldn't.
(X) Made prank phone calls
(X) Been down Bourbon Street in New Orleans
(X) Laughed until some kind of beverage came out of your nose & elsewhere
(X) Caught a snowflake on your tongue
( ) Danced in the rain-naked
(X) Went skinny dipping
(X) Written a letter to Santa Claus
( ) Been kissed under the mistletoe
(X) Watched the sunrise with someone
(X) Blown bubbles
(X) Gone ice-skating
(X) Gone to the movies
( ) Been deep sea fishing
( ) Driven across the United States
( ) Been in a hot air balloon
(X) Been sky diving
(X) Gone snowmobiling
( ) Lived in more than one country
(X)Visited a foreign country
(X) Lay down outside at night and admired the stars while listening to the crickets
(X) Seen a falling star and made a wish
( ) Enjoyed the beauty of Old Faithful Geyser
(X) Seen the Statue of Liberty
(X ) Gone to the top of Seattle Space Needle
(X) Been on a cruise
(X) Traveled by train
( ) Traveled by motorcycle
(X) Been horse back riding
(X) Ridden on a San Francisco CABLE CAR
(X) Been to Disneyland
(X) Been to Disney World
(X) Truly believe in the power of prayer
(?) Been in a rain forest... the Jamaica canopy is a rainforest right? if not, then no
(X) Seen whales in the ocean
( ) Been to Niagara Falls... but I HAVE been to Victoria Falls!
(X) Ridden on an elephant
( ) Swam with dolphins
( ) Been to the Olympics
( ) Walked on the Great Wall of China
( ) Saw and heard a glacier
( ) Been spinnaker flying... i don't even know what that is
(X) Been water-skiing
(X) Been snow-skiing
(X) Been to Westminster Abbey
(X) Been to the Louvre
(?) Swam in the Mediterranean... stuck my feet in... that thing is cold!!
(X) Been to a Major League Baseball game
(X) Been to a National Football League game
(X) Been to the top of the Empire State building
( ) went swimming with sharks

Swimming

Gosh. I just read Em's blog and it made me realize that I really miss swimming! Maybe I'll swim tomorrow after work. :)

Off the Wagon

So I fell off three wagons... the blogging wagon, the push-up wagon, and the sit-up wagon. I fully intend to get back on all of them now! I got new running shoes yesterday and a Runner's World at the store last week, so today after work I'm going to the gym and:

-Trying out my new shoes
-Trying out my new patella bands
-Getting back on the push-up schedule
-Getting back on the sit-up schedule
-Doing Runner's World recommended exercises to make your running form better and prevent injuries

I am determined to make myself like running. I've been trying for about 3 years with no luck so far. But you know what they say. If at first you don't succeed, try, try, try again!