Background:

I've always considered myself to NOT be a morning person. I have a hard time getting up before 8 and when I do, I'm a huge grump. (Some days worse than others!) So this past Christmas break when I had to get up at 5:30 to make it to work by 7, I thought for sure that I was going to have a miserable break.

While the first two weeks were really hard and I barely managed to stay awake while standing around at word (no exageration), something weird happened. I got used to getting up that early. But not only that, I was actually able to function like a normal person (or like myself getting up at 9).

At some point, I read some verse somewhere in Psalms (made a huge impact, you know?) about the sluggard (maybe it was Proverbs...sounds more like Proverbs) and how we pity the foo' (paraphrased of course). I was the fool and in some way, sinful as well, since I was letting my body have control over myself.

I've been really fortunate this semester; I don't have anything earlier than 9:30. But so far, I've slept up until that point nearly every day. Only one day did I get up early just for the sake of getting up early.

So here's my plan. I'll be getting up at 7 to go run/walk this bike path that goes through Stoneybrook Park. I can't even begin to guess how many miles it is, but it took me an hour to walk it at a very leisurely pace. Just a few miles? Who knows. My goal in one month is to be able to at least run it halfway through. In two months, I want to be able to run the entire thing.

Keep in mind I'm NOT a runner and have extremely bad cardio. I'm not sure if these are reasonable goals or not (I feel like they are), but we'll adjust if we need to.

If I die taking this on, this blog shall be my memoirs and a warning to all those considering exercise.