Catalyst Castle

I’ve started running. Last week I went down to the river walk in Sanford and attempted to run a mile. I ran a half mile and I felt like someone had punched me really hard in the chest, so I walked the other half mile back. I can’t believe it’s so hard. I must be really out of shape, even more so than I thought. I did the same thing again yesterday. My goal is to run 2 or 3 times a week and gradually build up to longer distances. Eventually I’d like to be able to run 2 miles without too much difficulty. It’ll take a while to build up to that, but I’m sure I can do it.

What got me started on this is that I was watching some videos online of people doing free running, and I mentioned casually to my brother David that I’d like to be able to do that. He commented that a good place to start would be to practice running to build up stamina. So that’s what I’m doing. Once I feel a little more confident in my athletic abilities I’ll start testing out my acrobatics. Even if I never get that good, the cardiovascular workout can’t be bad for me.