I had the best of intentions. I got to the gym, stretched, and started the one to two minute warm-up. Then I lowered the treadmill (yes they make ones that have a decline)... and pushed the shiny plus symbol (I swear they make it that way to seem more appealing) up to 7.0. And that's when I realized, today, 7.0 meant nothing more than my shoe size.... My zeal from the day before caught up with me. My abs killed, my shin was screaming at me in all sorts of languages, and I felt that I just might be that person that trips on the treadmill. I quickly pressed the minus symbol to a jog and did that for a mile. Then, walked.
Yes that's right, I walked. I took it a little easy, chose 3.2 and upped the incline. I decided I would make the most of it. And you know what? I made 4 miles. Which brings me to today's jewel.
You don't need to "run a marathon" every day. Though my miles were short and my speed sloth-like, I still went. Don't be afraid to rock the walk.
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