today my training for da hana relay started. i hav two months plus some days to get in shape. days leading into today i continued to ask myself what was i f#@%&^ thinking, even as to postpone da start date and coming up wit excuses to not run and drink instead. den i realized dat it was #fourteen on my bucket list.......i always wanted to do it, dis was a chance for me to cross this of my list. i den committed and bought new running shoes and the nike+ sensor to help make running fun.
i tell you wat, these nike lunarelites feel really great. my first run felt like da shoes already hav been broken in. a plus dat i really liked was dat, as i ran i could feel cool breezes rushing through the shoes and cooling off my toes keeping my feet comfortable in da 90+ degree weather. best shoes i hav bought so far and satisfied with it, though a hundred dollars for da shoe is a bit much.
putting these shoes on i didn't think i was going to be able to complete the 3mi. run dat i had previously mapped with my cars odometer. preparing to head out i had a checklist.......asthma pump - check, muzic - check, bottle water - check. before dis run i felt really gud, focused and motivated off of da first steps. da route i took had moderate inclines, declines and straightaways.........i wanted it all for my first run. during da first half mile something in me sed i could go all da way, not to just complete it but to complete it running. funny how you get so focused dat u forget about da world around you. yet for split seconds along da run u easily smell da freshly painted crosswalks and overpriced gas being consumed, see sprinkler systems creating rainbows and friendly shakas amongst strangers as u pass, feel loose gravel being disturbed as u take a step and da sweat running down your spine whilst being sunkist by da sun. a few things i learned wit day 1 iz dat it is more mental den physical, muzic iz like redbull for da little engine dat could and all i needed was a 16 oz. bottle water to quench my thirst keeping me hydrated.