Today I officially RESTARTED my 6 month dormant running program.

Two years ago I was training for marathon and got to the point where I was running upwards of 20km on my long run days. Soon after I was so sick and bored of running that I quit altogether, never ran the marathon. I've resumed (and quit) running twice since then, most recently last spring. That kind of fizzled over the summer. Anyway, today I got back at it! What was my motivation? Certainly not the weather; while beautifully sunny it was minus 15 degrees Celcius when I went out .... I don't know but I'm so glad I did it (although let's be clear, after more than 6 months off, there was some walking too).

Distance: 5km (walked about an 1/8 of it)

Time: can't find running watch ... 40min?

Conditions: -15 C, slightly windy (find longjohns!)

Notes: Went out on an empty stomach but for coffee (a necessity!), felt very good but for my frozen legs when the wind started up! Was REALLY pleasantly surprized at how much of the distance I was able to run! Held off on eating until 1 hour post run.

Planning to get out Mon, Wed, Fri, and once on the weekends. Hoping this will curb my urge for the occaisional smoke!

Janice