My First “Jog”
Well I just completed my first “jog”
As I’ve mentioned before one of the problems of moving to the University District is stuff is just too close. So, consequently, I’m not getting the kind of exercise I was getting biking everywhere from Lake City. I’d been a little worried about that I might start gaining weight. I’d been compensating as best I could but still I thought I could do more.
On another note I was talking with a friend about ADD which led to him telling me about a hyperactive friend who got the worst of it out of his system by long hard jogs. I figured I’d give it a try. Of course due to weak ankles and shin splints I haven’t run for a long time. So I decided to try a morning bike ride. At first I had a little bit of trouble choosing a nice safe route to take until I realized I was still thinking like I lived in lake city. This apartment is walking distance from Green Lake!
So for the most part things went off without a hitch. The only problem with choosing the balance between getting enough sleep and getting up early. In the end I managed to drag myself out the door at seven. It went well Green Lake Path is about 2.8 miles. It’s nice and flat without any traffic so the only risks is I can’t really go too fast and of course there’s the other kind of traffic.
Green Lake’s one of the most popular jogging spots in the city so even at seven there were a lot of people walking and running and ignoring the paint on the road that makes a very clear partition between the jogging side and the biking side. I found myself having to slow down to avoid people several times. The worst was when a jogger who had finished his run left the road by making a left turn without looking behind him nearly body slamming me in the process. His only response to my “distress” was saying I should “calm down”
Other than that I did the 2.8 mile loop around the lake twice I suppose I could have done it a third time but I didn’t think I had enough time… and I guess I was beginning to feel it. (I confess I have a bad tendency not to consider things that don’t feel like they’re killing me exercise) So with any luck I’ll manage to make a habit out of this.
In the meantime I’ll start looking into the possibilities of the Burke-Gilman trail.
