Will Run for Pants

In April, I started something unbelievable. I joined a running club called Moms on the Run. I've always said, I'm not a runner. I'm probably still not a runner, but more of a jogger or when it's really hot, a shuffler. But, I'm doing it. When we started, we'd run for a minute and walk for 3 and repeat that 7 times - otherwise known as 1:3x7. It was hard. I'd be breathing pretty hard after that one minute. Tonight, we've reached the week of 15:2x2 - yes, that's running for 15 minutes!! And, I'm not dreading it. I've dreaded every single run until last week. I should have hated last week, we ran for ten minutes, the heat index was in the 100s and I had the jogging stroller, but I didn't. I don't dread this week even though it's 15 minutes with heat indexes still in the 100s.

When I started, I had a bridesmaid dress I had to fit into. I'd think of that dress hanging in the bedroom on every run. I had to fit into it. I did not fit in it when I ordered it about a month after Lillian was born. But, the wedding has passed...where has my motivation been? It's been in my capris. I bought some jean capris in the spring that I didn't fit into. After awhile, I fit into them and I've enjoyed wearing them all summer. But guess what, they're getting too big! I'm now down two pant sizes. I'm back to wearing my pre-Lily pants, less than six months after Lily's birth. If I dropped one more size, I'd be in pre-Ella pants. But pre-Ella, I wore juniors sizes and now that I've had two babies and my body has morphed, juniors sizes fit a little ridiculous on me. I'm okay with that.

I still don't love running, but I love how I feel after it. I love the results. I love looking down at my iPod and seeing that I've run 11 minute miles and burned 300-400 calories in a half hour. I love that my pants are getting looser, I love that my clothes fit better. I love that I can get off the floor without a lot of effort. I love feeling healthy for my babies. So, I guess...I love running?