Out for a Sunday Walk

Today has been a really great day. My entire family attended church with me and we all went to dinner afterward. On the way home I hit the trip button on the odometer to clock a 4 mile route that I could walk. After arriving home I put on my work out clothes, filled up my camelbak with water, put on my "wright socks" and trail shoes, and grabbed my husband. My son said he would pick me up when I couldn't walk anymore. I soon found out just how out of shape I am. My breathing is the hardest thing for me to control. My left knee started hurting after about 1 mile, but I just kept going. At some point I didn't feel the pain anymore, but started to feel a blister starting to form on the bottom of my foot. I found that if I set small goals for myself like make to the next mail box or make it to the next telephone pole I could keep going and didn't focus on 4 mile mark. I went 3.8 miles in 1 hour. YEAH! I didn't think that I could make it that far in an hour. The road was a lot of up and down hills. I am so proud of myself for going that far the first time out. I think that I got a good feel for what the stop sign hike is going to be like except for the high altitude. My goal is to make it to the second stop sign the first day out. I will keep going. Thanks Bob, Alex, and Jessica for your words of encouragement and Thank you Bob for walking with me..you kept me going.