A Healthy Start

On Monday, I began the long trek to running 1000 miles this year. And, what a start it was. Preston and I decided to run 3 miles together. The weather has been pretty nice in the area, so it gave us a good outlook to begin. The one thing I forgot to mention was the all-out gorge we took on the World Buffet in Lansing a few hours before our run.

Now, I'm not usually good about eating before running. I've had a history of "tossing my cookies" when I've eaten before a run. So, needless to say, this running adventure was going to be interesting. We started out at a moderate pace, and all was well with our run. We were conversing, and having a good time. But, after about half a mile, things got exciting. I could feel the ole stomach churning after every step that I took. The pace we had set for ourselves at the beginning of our run had slowed to a crawl. This crawl kept it's pace for the rest of the run. Just over nine minute miles. A tough pace for such a nice day. I've never felt so bad on a run in my life.

Regardless of how I felt, I never "lost my lunch" and at least I know now that it can't possibly get any worse. So, here's looking to the future of running this year. Hope to see you out on the roads. I'm out.