Adapt to change

Yesterday, I went for my “long” Saturday run. It was the first time I used my iphone and its Nike+ system to track my distance… after 2h of running across the Golden Gate Bridge and Presidio trails I finally got the information that I ran 0.2 miles with an average pace of 0.00 miles/min. Ha! I know I am a slow runner but I am not that slow..! That was a little bit disappointing but I guess I ran app. 10 miles, it was fun. Originally, my plan was to cross the Bridge and hit the coastal trail in Marin, but then it was really foggy and I saw the big hills and I just didn’t feel ready… so I decided to turn around at the Vista Point and hit the trails in the Presidio. I am still really scared of running hills, I don’t know what to do about it. I guess the only way to get better is to run them more often… I saw a piece of art (see picture above) in the woods of the Presidio: “adapt to change”. It made me run up the hill even faster (after taking the picture). It is up to us to make changes in your life, and sometimes it might take a while until a change becomes a habit, but I guess the bottom line is that we always should be ready for a change.
In that spirit, I went to a Bar method class after my run, because my abs are certainly ready for a change, too…. I had another Bar method class with Keryun this morning and my abs feel much stronger now. I was wearing a new shirt for the class today which exposes more of my back and I couldn’t stop looking at myself in the mirror because I saw muscles at my back that I have never seen before. It was hard to believe that they are mine!! I guess other people watching me must have thought “jeez, she really loves herself"... It is the biggest inspiration once you start seeing changes in your body, it feels great.
To avoid a “too healthy” lifestyle I made some jam last night – I loved cooking jam in Munich but ever since I moved to the US, I didn’t make any. I guess part of it is because I prefer a savory breakfast…anyways, no I have peach-almond and strawberry-vanilla jam at home. Let me know if you’d like to have some!