Unfortunately for my husband, I am otherwise busy and will be unavailable to be carried. But let that not stop you, I say! Go forth and get carried away.

I don’t know why I chose this picture (courtesy jupiter images) as, in the unlikely event that of me being carried across the finish line, neither me nor my husband is likely to look this happy.

The loose, black jogger pants with the white stripe is a nod to a time when workout gear was meant to hide one’s flaws and doubled as clothes to watch daytime talk shows in (“You are my baby’s father” “No I’m not” “Yes you are” “No am not ho” “Don’t you call me a ho, your mama a ho” and so on). The red fleece is to warn people a few miles off that a crazy person is going to hurtle right in to them if they don’t get out of the way. The white beanie is a souvenir from Switzerland and says “Schilthorn piz gloria” so that people know that I have witnessed the glory of the Schilthorn mountains. It also keeps my head warm. And the gloves add a touch of whimsy to the whole outfit. They say, yes, I am a dedicated runner. But I’m still a fun person. I call this look bag lady chic. People who see me gracefully sprint by, often give me worried looks. Perhaps it’s because they think I’m being chased by the bag lady mob who are angry at me for stealing their trolleys filled with plastic bags. (cross posted at www.runningranis.wordpress.com)

Week 3 of couch25k begins today! I”ve dropped 2kgs and my pants are starting to get really loose! woohoo!

And here’s what I look at every morning in the kitchen!

See, I’d read all about this mythical ‘running high’ and ‘endorphin rush’ and all I could feel when I was exercising was running at a high speed out of the gym or rushing back to my couch. The only time I enjoyed working out was when I wasn’t working out – so while playing badminton, for example. When I lived in London I spent over 2000 pounds on gym memberships and I am pretty sure I didn’t use it for more than 15-20 times. That’s about £100 per visit. The shocking thing is that even for a very very frugal person like me, the thought of wasting all that money was easier to deal with than the thought of getting off my butt and exercising.
Today, I’m on Week 4 of the Couch to 5 K program and already I am dreaming of going on to the 15K program after I’m done with the 9 weeks of running. Yes, I, am having fantasies about RUNNING! Is it because I can finally wear medium sized T-shirts without them clinging to me? Or is it because my pants are now too lose to wear without a belt? Or is it the competition? Or wait… could it be… THE RUNNING HIGH?!

I’m thinking it’s time to get some new songs. But I will keep Aval oru pachai kuzhanthai. GOD!

I feel all round pretty darned good. Have also been eating sensibly, This means buying Gu mini puds and not Gu big puds. Hey, We gotta start somewhere.

S, where are you on c25k and ammani has the brain unmushed itself?

Y’day was week 1, day 1 and the temperature was -1 C. I did 30 min. It was very refreshing to feel the sweat against the cold easterly wind.

Anyone up for a race?

PS: yes it was a struggle to jump puddles of snow, ice and slush. But I’m sticking to the main roads, as it’s well lit for the time of day (or night) I run.