New Goal: Running the Y

So Cindy and I decided to have an fhe while climbing the Y yesterday, and while going up we talked about Teancum (my favorite BofM guy). Parts of the way I decided to run up and then jog back down to meet her. I thought it would be good exercise and I also thought it would be easy. Turns out preparing for a marathon on normal running does NOT prepare you to run up hills! It honestly kicked my butt! The best part is, I liked it! I can't help but think that it would be so awesome for my progress and preparation for a marathon. I also think it would be so fun to change things up a bit.

When Cindy and I reached the top I noticed a trail that went off to the side of the mountain. So, while Cindy was chillin', I took off down the trail and enjoyed the beautiful mountain. The hills were a little more gradual so it wasn't as killer going up them, so I enjoyed it a lot more and actually saw some bits of nature that I really enjoyed. The trail actually circles around the mountain and I plan on going that direction next week. I hope to start training on the Y trail twice a week to help my lungs with oxygen use and to strengthen my legs and core. I know right now I can't do it all in one continual run, but I would like to build up to it. We saw this guy running the trail and he ran it back to back without stopping. Yeah, that is tough. Hopefully I could pull that off one day. As for now, I'll start with some baby steps and work my way up.

Cindy took a pic while I was coming back