Trying New Things

My two weeks of not running is up! I thought it would seem like an eternity and I would be a miserable, crabby, depressed blob. Why did that not happen? Because I found the bike! My new love. I have always been afraid of road biking because of the high speeds, crazy drivers, and pavement, but I have become much more comfortable on the bike and I am really starting to enjoy it. My friend, Jill is training for the Muncie Endurathon. She has been kind and patient enough to let me come along on some of her training rides. She is so much fun to ride with, and has taught me so much already. I am so lucky to have such generous, fit, exercise-loving friends!

Everyone has always told me how much fun biking is, butI never thought I would get over the fear enough to enjoy it. It turns out that it's not that scary, I get to see the beautiful Kentucky countryside, and get a great workout. It's kind of like running, but faster.

I thought I would be very anxious to start my Columbus Marathon training, but it turns out that I am just really enjoying my "training to train" program right now. It consists of swimming, biking, and running when I want to. Training just to stay fit is kind of nice because there is no pressure to perform or compete. I do like being on a set schedule, but for right now I'm content with exercising when I feel like it. We'll see how long this feeling lasts.