Day one!

Never fear--I'm not going to post every day. However, I thought that today, being the beginning and all, merited a post.

Just the fact that I got out of bed nice and early was a great start. This grad student/part time workin' life has messed up my sleep schedule, so in addition to all of the wonderful things this running plan will do for my body, I'm hoping it will also help me get back on a more normal schedule. Not the easiest when you have class from 7-9 pm!

In any case--woke up at 7:15, was out the door by 8am. Thank you, Canadian Embassy, for giving me a free pedometer at the Olympics Opening Ceremonies fête. It came in very handy this morning with its stopwatch, km counter, and step counter.

The 38-degree, sunny weather was perfect to get this all started. I did 17 min walk, 15 min 30/30, and then 6 min walk. This will get easier. I have to say, the playlist kept me happy and motivated! When I got home, I popped in Rodney Yee's A.M. Yoga for your Week, which contains five 20-minute morning yoga practices. I did the "standing poses" program, which doubled as a lovely post-run stretch!

All in all, feeling very positive about this. We'll see how I feel when I wake up to snow in a few days, but... for now, one day down!