Blossom on Board

I have been running now (officially) for 1 month.
My progress has been slow , but enjoyable and i am still doing it
which is the key point of all of this.
I want it to stick.

i am simultaneously embarrassed and elated to say i can now comfortably run 1/2 mile.

Some days this is seamless and some days it is more of a run , jog, walk 1/2 mile but it is a
heart rate- up -where- you -want -it- to- be 1/2 mile and that is what really matters.
I am moving and my heart is pumping and i am sweating and breathing deep , joyous lung-fulls of clean air and i feel alive in my body , something i haven't felt in a very long time.

I usually walk/run a minimum of 2 miles everyday so this usually includes bringing my 2 year old son . When i started this i actually broke the stroller which was pretty heavy duty but obviously not made for running. So , i went to the local REI and bought the new model BOB Revolution jogging stroller. I should have started running two years ago !! This thing is AMAZING. Expensive but worth every red penny ! It is effortless to push and the baby is so much more comfy and at home in there.
Last weekend we stopped and picked mulberries and Magnolia blossoms on the way to the park and i snapped this shot.
Under the Mulberry tree , just my monkey boy and me.



Now you know the real reason i run .
I need to be strong and healthy for my beautiful little boy.