Race

There was a time when I took up road racing. Not long races, only 3 or 5k, short hops by the marathon, triathlon standards. Still, it was fun and I enjoyed it. I trained for it and was prepared to go the distance. I felt like an athlete, although in the scheme of things, it was modest.

Fast forward, 30 years, I am now quite unfit, finding it hard to walk more than 20 minutes on the tread mill. I am going to work in the city where I must climb stairs and walk 20 blocks a day. I am working out now in earnest in the hopes of getting a bit more fit before this new job starts. It is a challenge.

I saw there was a fun race at the Bronx Zoo, you got to race through the zoo early in the morning and then could stay the whole day and watch the animals. That sounded like lots of fun. What do I need to do to get in shape to take the Bronx Zoo challenge? Walk everyday, do some kind of weight training, I have that gym membership, got to use it!

My goal is to find other fun forms of exercise: Hike in the woods, ride a bike around the local park, swim in the condo pool. How about playing with the dog? Anything that keeps me moving counts.

When was the last time you took a walk or hit the gym? Just do it!