Day One
February 14th, 2004
Yesterday evening, in preparation for the event, I went for a run. The length wasn’t too long (just a bit over two miles), but it was the first time since my sophomore year of high school that I had run any appreciable distance.
Maybe it’s just the endorphins (or anandamides?) talking, but the run felt rather good. I enjoyed the feelings of energy and euphoria that so often accompanies exercise.
The challenge now is just to stick with it.
Awesome! Keep up the good work!
That’s always the challenge. I find that now that I have committed money to a gym membership, I am much more committed to exercise. BTW, you wanna go for a run Monday morning? I will be in town…
Financial commitment certainly adds motivation. I used that strategy when I started playing hockey last summer…
Sure, I’d be up for the run.
” ‘During exercise, the body makes its own marijuana-like compounds,’ Piomelli said. Chemically, these compounds do not look like marijuana, but they cause a similar effect as marijuana on the brain, he said. ” — So that’s why everyone excercises…interesting…Good article
It’s all about motivation and knowing that the reward is worth all the pain and strife. My legs burn everynight but I enjoy the pain because I know I am getting closer to finishing that triathlon.