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I started running a few months ago. I found I just wasn't getting enough exercise from my yoga classes and was getting bored with swimming laps. My wife, who has been a runner since I met her many years ago, invited me to run with her on afternoon. She was training for a 10K run and wanted some company on her second circuit of her regular run. The run went well.
Now you should know that, like the Ratbastid, I've never been a runner. Ever. I hated running. Too many bad memories from childhood in a tortured gym class.
This time though, I was surprised at how relatively easy it was to complete the 4.5km circuit. Yes, I was tired but damn it, I finished it. I now run that circuit around three times a week and do yoga two to three times a week. I also swim a few laps after every run, though the pool is really more about cooling down from the run.
I'd have to agree that music is essential. That, or a running partner. In fact, the few times I run with my wife it's great. We actually get to have a conversation. That said, I am a night runner and she is a morning runner. I just get too hot and sweaty after a run and don't have the time to cool down before heading to work (even with the pool).
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