Insult and Injury

The first day wasn't so bad. Thirty minutes at a slow pace and I only had to walk a few times. Nonetheless, I need to be careful because my pathetic little body will get broken If I'm not careful, especially at first.

Warming up is deceptively simple. Simple because all I need to do is stretch and walk at a brisk pace for a few minutes before I start running. The deceptive part comes in when you consider you need to walk first, and then stretch.

Then, when done with what I must laughably call my run, it is time for some more walking and stretching.

But there are other things that prevent injury:

Plenty of liquids, good shoes, consistent training (that will be a hard one), proper cross-training on off-days and the worst, for me anyway, is avoiding getting all caught up in my new hobby and pushing too hard.

All-in-all, a pretty good first day!