going for a run : ★ ★ ☆ ☆ ☆

this makes me feel like a hater but running has not been fun for me lately. i downloaded stava and got roped into the subscription after my 30 day trial. i thought all my friends were paying for it as well, turns out no one pays for it, and i have no idea what i am paying for. but because the $70 was already charged i decided now was a good time to quite smoking cigarettes (which had become a pretty often and bad habit) and start running consistently again. i got new shoes for trail running since my others were too small now, and i have done a couple of runs. they have not been fun. i never go as far as i think i have gone, and my pace is never as good as i wish it was. hopefully this changes in the future but currently i have to give it only 2 stars. (image was made by AI given the prompt "woman running and not having fun")