running is addicting

i changed my gym workout a few weeks ago.

before, i would run on the treadmill for around 30 minutes… tapos buhat ng weights… then treadmill again for around 30 minutes kung di pa pagod.

now, i just run the treadmill straight for 90 minutes. \m/ i like it better. hehe. i figured if and when i get down 10-15 pounds, that’s the time i’ll start pumping iron again.

this running thing is quite addicting actually. the pumping iron thing was hardly addicting, but this running thing is. i step on the treadmill, plug the headphones into my ears, play the music, go on "otistik-mode", do some brisk walking to warm up, and then RUN FORREST RUN!!!!!!! ^_^ i’m in my own little world for 90 minutes.

true to the saying that "starting is always the hardest part", the first 10-20 minutes is the hardest. that’s the time when i’m most prone to stopping and giving up. once i get through that though, it becomes the opposite. once i get to around 30 minutes and beyond, it’s hard to get myself to stop. once i get to that point, i just go through the motions and that feeling of the heat flowing through your body and sweat dripping down gets to become a familiar and welcome sensation. i sprint and then slow down… i sprint and then slow down… i sprint and then slow down… for a good 90 minutes, that’s what i do. at the end of it all is also a fulfilling feeling that you did your body a lot of good.

this running thing is quite addicting. i actually want to go the gym later and hit the treadmill again, but i’ve been sleeping late lately. two "nights" ago, i slept at 9:30am and woke up at 4:30pm. hahaha. panalo. then last "night" i slept at 2:30am and got up 5 hours later to get ready for work. sooooo, i don’t think it would be good to run later. matutulog nalang ako ng maayos mamaya tapos bukas nalang ako tatakbo.