I used to be a runner

Today was a nice day on campus. I love the spring because it reminds me of track season. I ran track and field throughout high school and one year in college. I wanted to run around the quad and after some encouragement from friends I went for it.

WHY?

I ran way too hard. It is fun to run fast except when it hurts for 20 minutes after I stop. Also it is not smart to run fast when you are not in shape. I haven't run in 6 months, but that spring air made me do it. The sad part about how out of shape that I am in is that I only ran for one minute and 47 seconds, about 550 meters.

I was dead afterward. For about 20 minutes I was doing all I could not to throw up. Then the next hour I was still feeling the burn in my lungs. Then there is a period of about 4 hours where there is little if any pain and you feel great. You can reflect on the speed of the run and the strength you exerted. You can acknowledge that there was pain, but totally forget how it felt. Finally there is late in the evening and next morning where you ask yourself again...

WHY?

This is my first blog post. So basically this is a test to see how it looks.

P.S. I love my wife....a lot!