I have not been exercising for a long time. At least since my dad was hospitalized. Finding the time has been an issue actually. Work's getting a tad busier and often, I try to be at home whenever I can. By and by, I stopped my swimming & jogging routine. 4 months.
To go back to my swimming routine is not an issue since I have been swimming since young. Getting back on the jogging routine is really procrastinating for me. For one, I hate to jog. Most importantly, I have a great fear to jog. (I rarely tell people this fear)
I was on duty at the race expo for MILKRun today and we were partnered. My other colleague I was partnered with is a long distance runner. We chatted and he asked me "So, have you been running lately?" I looked at him, smiled and replied "I'm more of a swimmer than a runner..." Somehow, perhaps he was a nice chatting partner and I found myself revealing to him my fear of jogging.
Some time back (about 4 years ago) when I was jogging around my area, I nearly fainted. It was a scary experience and since then, I do fear jogging. Most of the time when I do jog, I am a very safe jogger. I only run around the VERY VERY small park at my estate. When I chatted with my colleague, he revealed that he used to prefer swimming too. He used to fear jogging.
When I reached home, I just thought about his words (and I also thought of my new year resolution to participate in the Standard Chartered 10km run). I decided to put aside my fear and go for a jog. Before I procrastinate any further, I made sure I changed into my shorts fast. I just kept reminding myself that in order not to faint, I just have to ensure that I do the proper things like warm up, etc.
Yay!!!! For the first time, I managed to jog around my estate without stopping. It was only about 2km+ but to me, I was very encouraged already. To ensure that I keep it up, I signed myself up for the Great Eastern Women's run. 5km. Will try to psycho my colleagues for it.. Anyone interested to go with me?
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